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Laos Real GDP Growth

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The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Laos expanded 6.2 % YoY in Dec 2018, following a growth of 6.9 % in the previous year. Real GDP Growth YoY data in Laos is updated yearly, available from Dec 2003 to Dec 2018, with an average rate of 7.4 %. The data reached an all-time high of 9.3 % in Dec 2007 and a record low of 6.2 % in Dec 2003. CEIC calculates Real GDP Growth from annual Real GDP. Lao Statistics Bureau provides Real GDP in local currency, at 2012 prices. Real GDP Growth prior to 2013 is calculated from Real GDP at 2002 prices.

In the latest reports, Nominal GDP of Laos reached 18.1 USD bn in Dec 2018. Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 2.0 % in Dec 2018. GDP Per Capita in Laos reached 2,585.0 USD in Dec 2018. Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 18.4 % in Dec 2016.

What was Laos's Real GDP Growth in 2018?

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
6.2 % 2018 yearly 2003 - 2018	6.9 % 2017 yearly 2003 - 2018	6.2 2003	9.3 2007	%	yearly	2003 - 2018 Updated on 11 Sep 2020

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Country/Region	Last	Frequency	Range
Albania (%)	-0.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2020
Algeria (%)	-3.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Mar 2020
Argentina (%)	-19.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Jun 2020
Armenia (%)	-13.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Australia (%)	-6.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Sep 1960 - Jun 2020
Austria (%)	-12.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1989 - Jun 2020
Azerbaijan (%)	0.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Mar 2020
Bahrain (%)	-8.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Jun 2020
Bangladesh (%)	5.2 2020	yearly	2007 - 2020
Belarus (%)	-0.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2006 - Mar 2020
Belgium (%)	-14.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Bolivia (%)	0.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1991 - Mar 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%)	2.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2009 - Mar 2020
Botswana (%)	2.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Mar 2020
Brazil (%)	-11.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Jun 2020
Brunei (%)	2.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Jun 2020
Bulgaria (%)	-8.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Cambodia (%)	7.1 2019	yearly	1994 - 2019
Canada (%)	-13.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1962 - Jun 2020
Chile (%)	-13.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Jun 2020
China (%)	3.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Jun 2020
Colombia (%)	-15.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Croatia (%)	-15.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Cyprus (%)	-11.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Czech Republic (%)	-11.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Denmark (%)	-8.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Jun 2020
Ecuador (%)	-2.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Egypt (%)	5.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 2002 - Mar 2020
Estonia (%)	-6.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
European Union (%)	-13.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Finland (%)	-6.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Jun 2020
France (%)	-18.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1950 - Jun 2020
Georgia (%)	-12.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Jun 2020
Germany (%)	-11.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Jun 2020
Ghana (%)	-0.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2006 - Jun 2020
Greece (%)	-15.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China (%)	-8.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1991 - Jun 2020
Hungary (%)	-13.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Iceland (%)	-10.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
India (%)	-23.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2005 - Jun 2020
Indonesia (%)	-5.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
Iran (%)	-6.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1989 - Mar 2020
Ireland (%)	-3.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Israel (%)	-7.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Italy (%)	-17.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1982 - Jun 2020
Ivory Coast (%)	7.4 2018	yearly	1966 - 2018
Japan (%)	-10.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1956 - Jun 2020
Jordan (%)	1.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
Kazakhstan (%)	4.9 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2006 - Dec 2019
Kenya (%)	5.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2020
South Korea (%)	-2.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1961 - Jun 2020
Kosovo (%)	-9.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Kuwait (%)	-2.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2010 - Mar 2020
Kyrgyzstan (%)	-5.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2007 - Jun 2020
Laos (%)	6.2 2018	yearly	2003 - 2018
Latvia (%)	-8.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Lebanon (%)	-1.9 2018	yearly	2005 - 2018
Lithuania (%)	-4.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 1995 - Jun 2020
Luxembourg (%)	-0.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Mar 2020
Macau SAR, China (%)	-67.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Jun 2020
North Macedonia (%)	-12.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Malawi (%)	4.0 2018	yearly	2003 - 2018
Malaysia (%)	-17.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Malta (%)	-16.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Mauritius (%)	-2.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%)	-18.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Jun 2020
Moldova (%)	0.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Mongolia (%)	-9.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Montenegro (%)	-20.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Morocco (%)	0.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Mozambique (%)	2.0 Dec 2018	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Dec 2018
Myanmar (%)	6.8 2019	yearly	2011 - 2019
Nepal (%)	-2.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2004 - Mar 2020
Netherlands (%)	-9.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Jun 2020
New Zealand (%)	-10.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 1983 - Jun 2020
Nigeria (%)	-6.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 2020
Norway (%)	-5.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1979 - Jun 2020
Oman (%)	-0.8 2019	yearly	1999 - 2019
Pakistan (%)	0.5 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
Palestinian Territory (%)	-4.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2011 - Mar 2020
Panama (%)	0.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Paraguay (%)	3.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Mar 2020
Peru (%)	-30.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Jun 2020
Philippines (%)	-16.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Poland (%)	-7.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Portugal (%)	1.8 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2019
Qatar (%)	-6.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Jun 2020
Romania (%)	-10.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Russia (%)	-5.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Saudi Arabia (%)	-1.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Serbia (%)	4.5 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Sep 2019
Singapore (%)	-13.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1976 - Jun 2020
Slovakia (%)	-12.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
Slovenia (%)	-12.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
South Africa (%)	-17.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1961 - Jun 2020
Spain (%)	-21.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Sri Lanka (%)	-1.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Sudan (%)	5.6 2018	yearly	1983 - 2018
Sweden (%)	-7.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1982 - Jun 2020
Switzerland (%)	-9.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1966 - Jun 2020
Syria (%)	1.6 2018	yearly	1961 - 2018
Taiwan (%)	-0.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1983 - Jun 2020
Tajikistan (%)	7.2 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Sep 2019
Thailand (%)	-12.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
Tunisia (%)	-20.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Turkey (%)	-9.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Ukraine (%)	-11.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Jun 2020
United Arab Emirates (%)	1.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2012 - Mar 2020
United Kingdom (%)	-21.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1956 - Jun 2020
United States (%)	-9.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1948 - Jun 2020
Uruguay (%)	-10.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Jun 2020
Uzbekistan (%)	0.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2016 - Jun 2020
Venezuela (%)	-26.8 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Mar 2019
Vietnam (%)	25.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2010 - Jun 2020
Yemen (%)	-10.0 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Zambia (%)	3.3 Sep 2017	quarterly	Mar 2015 - Sep 2017

Laos Key Series

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Transport and Telecommunications

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	18,141.7 2018	yearly	1980 - 2018
Real GDP Growth (%)	6.2 2018	yearly	2003 - 2018
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	8.327 2018	yearly	1981 - 2018
GDP per Capita (USD)	2,585.000 2018	yearly	1980 - 2018
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	2.0 2018	yearly	2003 - 2018
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	10,383.476 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	64.4 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	2,208.204 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%)	14.0 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Investment: % of GDP (%)	29.0 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Gross National Product (USD mn)	17,745.839 2019	yearly	1984 - 2019
Gross Savings Rate (%)	18.4 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	11,076.036 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	3,253.702 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	6.076 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	75.092 2016	yearly	1984 - 2016

Production	Last	Frequency	Range
Minerals Production (Metric Ton)	17,310,043.000 2018	yearly	2009 - 2018
Gold Production (kg)	5,988.000 2017	yearly	1997 - 2017
Silver Production (Metric Ton)	38.000 2016	yearly	2008 - 2016
Industrial Production: Textiles: Clothing (Piece th)	36,932.180 2018	yearly	1985 - 2018
Agricultural Production: Upland Rice: Total (Ton)	184,695.000 2018	yearly	1976 - 2018
Agricultural Production: Maize: Total (Ton)	1,192,525.000 2017	yearly	1976 - 2017

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-4.7 2018	yearly	2012 - 2018
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-845.984 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	2,027.325 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	11.2 2018	yearly	2012 - 2018
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LAK bn)	50,372.610 2022	yearly	2000 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LAK bn)	152,655.509 2022	yearly	2001 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (LAK bn)	40,599.931 2022	yearly	2000 - 2022
Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: VAT (LAK bn)	5,201.470 2018	yearly	2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: Excise Tax (LAK bn)	4,742.820 2018	yearly	2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: Revenue (LAK bn)	21,795.660 2018	yearly	2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: Total Expenditure (TE) (LAK bn)	31,002.850 2018	yearly	2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: TE: Current Expenditure (CE) (LAK bn)	18,430.240 2018	yearly	2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: TE: Capital Expenditure (LAK bn)	12,572.610 2018	yearly	2013 - 2018
Govt Budget: Revenue: Tax: Income Tax (LAK bn)	1,619.010 2018	yearly	2013 - 2018

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Population (Person mn)	7.0 2018	yearly	1950 - 2018
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	78.5 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Employed Persons (Person)	3,474,582.000 2014	yearly	1994 - 2014
Unemployment Rate (%)	0.60 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Labour Productivity Growth (%)	2.54 2019	yearly	1992 - 2019
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	7.805 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Forecast: Employment (Person mn)	0.000	yearly	-
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-
Population: Mid Year (Person)	7,013,000.000 2018	yearly	1976 - 2018
Population: Mid Year: Male (Person)	3,458,000.000 2017	yearly	1976 - 2017
Population: Mid Year: Female (Person)	3,443,000.000 2017	yearly	1976 - 2017

Domestic Trade and Household Survey	Last	Frequency	Range
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit)	10,400 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%)	16.8 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit)	6,336.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit)	4,064.000 Dec 2019	semiannually	Dec 2005 - Dec 2019

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%)	4.6 Sep 2020	monthly	May 1994 - Sep 2020
Core CPI Change (%)	2.777 Dec 2019	monthly	Dec 2011 - Dec 2019
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%)	7.698 Sep 2020	monthly	Dec 2011 - Sep 2020
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	3.100 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Consumer Price Index (CPI) (Dec2015=100)	114.967 Sep 2020	monthly	Dec 2010 - Sep 2020

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	3.842 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Trade Balance (USD mn)	-37.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1992 - Jun 2020
Total Exports (USD mn)	1,200.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Jun 2020
Total Exports Growth (%)	-15.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Jun 2020
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	740.038 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	75.131 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	397.246 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Imports (USD mn)	1,238.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Jun 2020
Total Imports Growth (%)	-21.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Jun 2020
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	25,808.073 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	11,377.099 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Exports to USA (USD mn)	6.822 Jun 2020	monthly	Feb 2005 - Jun 2020
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	1.803 Jun 2020	monthly	Aug 2003 - Jun 2020
Total Exports to China (USD mn)	121.589 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1996 - Jun 2020
Total Imports from China (USD mn)	153.039 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 1996 - Jun 2020
Exp: MH: I: Wood & Wood Products (USD mn)	54.380 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Sep 2019
Exp: MH: I: Garments (USD mn)	51.270 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Sep 2019
Exp: MH: I: Mineral Products (USD mn)	344.850 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Sep 2019
Exp: Electricity (USD mn)	336.490 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Sep 2019
Imp: Durable Goods: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (USD mn)	112.950 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Sep 2019
Imp: Capital Goods: Vehicals and Vehical Equipments (USD mn)	129.950 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Sep 2019
Imp: Capital Goods: Machinery and Mechanical Equipments (USD mn)	178.890 Sep 2019	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Sep 2019
Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th)	885,344.000 2018	yearly	2007 - 2018
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th)	1,546,520.000 2018	yearly	2007 - 2018
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th)	183,300.000 2018	yearly	2007 - 2018
Exports: Extra-ASEAN: India (USD th)	128,765.000 2018	yearly	2008 - 2018
Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th)	2,864,977.000 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018
Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th)	385,735.000 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018
Imports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th)	1,754,568.000 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018
Imports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th)	188,163.000 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018
Imports: Extra-ASEAN: Japan (USD th)	159,336.000 2018	yearly	2010 - 2018
Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th)	2,528,134.000 2018	yearly	2007 - 2018
Exports: China (USD)	505,381,150.000 2014	yearly	2002 - 2014
Exports: Australia (USD)	485,914,669.000 2014	yearly	2002 - 2014
Exports: Thailand (USD)	1,636,861,063.000 2014	yearly	2002 - 2014
Exports: Vietnam (USD)	536,508,684.000 2014	yearly	2002 - 2014
Exports: United Kingdom (USD)	45,091,480.000 2014	yearly	2002 - 2014
Imports: China (USD)	794,440,678.000 2014	yearly	2002 - 2014
Imports: Thailand (USD)	2,936,151,889.000 2014	yearly	2002 - 2014
Imports: Vietnam (USD)	346,827,070.000 2014	yearly	2002 - 2014
Imports: Japan (USD)	107,767,887.000 2014	yearly	2002 - 2014
Imports: South Korea (USD)	63,440,630.000 2014	yearly	2002 - 2014

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Current Account Balance (USD mn)	-189.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%)	-7.9 2018	yearly	1984 - 2018
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn)	171.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%)	7.3 2018	yearly	1988 - 2018
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn)	-0.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%)	3.0 2018	yearly	1984 - 2018
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn)	-154.630 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	-155.002 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Jun 2020
External Debt (USD mn)	9,761.5 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
External Debt: % of GDP (%)	54.3 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-1.711 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
BoP: FA: Porfolio Investment (USD mn)	361.05 Dec 2017	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Dec 2017
FDI (USD th)	7,927,677.215 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
FDI: France (USD th)	440,000.000 2019	yearly	2000 - 2019
FDI: Korea (USD th)	0.000 2019	yearly	2000 - 2019
FDI: Thailand (USD th)	722,969.507 2019	yearly	2000 - 2019
FDI: China (USD th)	1,072,237.229 2019	yearly	2000 - 2019
FDI: Vietnam (USD th)	64,508.549 2019	yearly	2000 - 2019
FDI: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (USD mn)	381.683 2017	yearly	2015 - 2017
FDI: Mining and Quarrying (USD mn)	126.792 2017	yearly	2015 - 2017
FDI: Electricity, Gas and Air-Conditioning Supply (USD mn)	711.800 2017	yearly	2015 - 2017
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD mn)	3,534.978 2017	yearly	2000 - 2017

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%)	3.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2017 - Mar 2020
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	1,530.316 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2005 - Jun 2020
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	11,325.626 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2005 - Jun 2020
M2 Growth (%)	17.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1992 - Jun 2020
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%)	4.0 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Sep 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn)	1,371.7 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 1988 - Aug 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA)	2.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Jun 2020
Gold Reserves (USD mn)	34.574 May 2019	monthly	Jan 1989 - May 2019
Total Deposits (USD mn)	10,276.237 Sep 2019	quarterly	Dec 2004 - Sep 2019
Total Deposits Growth (%)	14.0 Sep 2019	quarterly	Dec 2005 - Sep 2019
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	9,995.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1991 - Jun 2020
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	11.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1992 - Jun 2020
Total Loans (USD mn)	8,500.193 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2004 - Jun 2020
Total Loans Growth (%)	6.89 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2005 - Jun 2020
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%)	41.46 2018	yearly	2012 - 2018
Monetary Survey: Broad Money (M2) (LAK bn)	101,641.189 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1991 - Jun 2020
Monetary Survey: Narrow Money (M1) (LAK bn)	13,733.738 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 1991 - Jun 2020
Reserve Requirement Rate: LAK (%)	5.000 2019	yearly	1989 - 2019
Commercial Banks (CB): Deposits (LAK bn)	85,362.280 Jun 2019	quarterly	Dec 2004 - Jun 2019
Commercial Banks (CB): Loans: Total (LAK bn)	76,284.502 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2004 - Jun 2020

Banking Statistics	Last	Frequency	Range
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%)	13.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2017 - Jun 2020

Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates	Last	Frequency	Range
Exchange Rate against USD (LAK/USD)	9,128.727 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Sep 2020
Policy Rate (% pa)	3.00 Aug 2020	monthly	Dec 1992 - Aug 2020

Energy	Last	Frequency	Range
Electricity Production (GWh)	34,410 2018	yearly	1985 - 2018

Tourism	Last	Frequency	Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person)	4,186,432 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%)	8.2 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Tourism Revenue (USD mn)	811 2018	yearly	1991 - 2018
Tourism Revenue Growth (%)	25.1 2018	yearly	1992 - 2018
Visitors Arrivals: Asia & Pacific: Thailand (Person)	1,929,934.000 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Visitors Arrivals: Asia & Pacific: Vietnam (Person)	867,585.000 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Visitors Arrivals: Asia & Pacific: China (Person)	805,833.000 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Visitors Arrivals: Asia & Pacific: Korea (Person)	174,405.000 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Visitors Arrivals: America: USA (Person)	49,178.000 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
No of Hotels (Unit)	670.000 2018	yearly	2002 - 2018

Financial Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Equity Market Index (11Jan2011=1000)	583.1 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2011 - Sep 2020
Market Capitalization (USD mn)	128.565 Sep 2020	monthly	Jan 2011 - Sep 2020
LSX: Turnover Volume (Share)	3,819,600.000 Sep 2020	monthly	Feb 2011 - Sep 2020
LSX: Turnover Value (LAK mn)	10,961.622 Sep 2020	monthly	Feb 2011 - Sep 2020

Transport and Telecommunications	Last	Frequency	Range
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit)	1,490,831.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person)	4,362,183.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number)	20.794 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Teledensity: Mobile (Number)	60.844 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	329,379.302 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Television (USD th)	70.711 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	147,323.907 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Television (USD th)	8,140.263 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Passenger Carried: By Land (Person th)	74,200.000 2018	yearly	1976 - 2018
Passenger Carried: By Water (Person th)	4,091.000 2018	yearly	1976 - 2018
Passenger Carried: By Air (Person th)	3,380.000 2018	yearly	1976 - 2018
Freight Carried: By Land (Ton th)	6,012.000 2018	yearly	1976 - 2018
Passenger Carried: By Railway (Person th)	32.300 2017	yearly	2014 - 2017
Freight Carried: By Water (Ton th)	2,823.000 2018	yearly	1976 - 2018
Freight Carried: By Air (Ton th)	6.300 2018	yearly	1976 - 2018

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