Laos Reserve Requirement Ratio
2002 - 2026 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Laos Reserve Requirement Ratio
- Reserve Requirement Ratio: Local Currency Deposits: Laos was set as 8.0 % in Jan 2026
- Laos Reserve Requirement Ratio data updated monthly, available from Jan 2002 to Jan 2026
- The data is reported by CEIC Data
- In the latest reports, Laos Money Supply M2 increased to 17.4 USD bn YoY in Dec 2025
- Foreign Exchange Reserves in Laos was measured at 2.6 USD bn in Jun 2025. The Bank of the Lao PDR provides Reserve Requirement Ratio.
View Laos's Reserve Requirement Ratio from Jan 2002 to Jan 2026 in the chart:
What was Laos's Reserve Requirement Ratio in Jan 2026?
Reserve Requirement Ratio: Local Currency Deposits: Laos was set as 8.0 % in Jan 2026 See the table below for more data.
Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range 8.0 Jan 2026 8.0 Dec 2025 3.0 Apr 2022 8.0 Jan 2026 % monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 Reserve Requirement Ratio by Country Comparison
country/region Last Frequency Range Algeria (%) 2.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2006 - Oct 2025 Argentina (%) 39.6 Jul 2025 monthly Apr 1985 - Jul 2025 Armenia (%) 8.0 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024 Austria (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 Azerbaijan (%) 5.0 Dec 2025 monthly May 1993 - Dec 2025 Bahrain (%) 5.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025 Bangladesh (%) 4.0 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Jan 2026 Belarus (%) 20.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1998 - Jan 2026 Belgium (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Bolivia (%) 8.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 10.0 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 1997 - Dec 2025 Botswana (%) 0.0 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Dec 2025 Brazil (%) 21.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1994 - Jan 2026 Brunei (%) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026 Bulgaria (%) 10.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2025 Cambodia (%) 7.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026 China (%) 6.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Jan 2026 Colombia (%) 8.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2008 - Jan 2026 Croatia (%) 2.7 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2022 Cyprus (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Czech Republic (%) 4.0 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 1996 - Dec 2025 Ecuador (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022 Egypt (%) 18.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026 Estonia (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 European Union (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 Finland (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 France (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 Georgia (%) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2026 Germany (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 Greece (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Hungary (%) 8.0 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 1994 - Feb 2026 Iceland (%) 3.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jun 1979 - Feb 2026 India (%) 3.0 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1962 - Jan 2026 Indonesia (%) 9.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026 Iran (%) 10.0 May 2024 monthly Mar 2008 - May 2024 Ireland (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 Israel (%) 6.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 Italy (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Ivory Coast (%) 3.0 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1993 - Nov 2025 Japan (%) 0.8 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1980 - Nov 2025 Kazakhstan (%) 2.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2015 - Jan 2026 Kenya (%) 4.3 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023 South Korea (%) 7.0 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 1979 - Jan 2026 Kosovo (%) 10.0 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024 Kyrgyzstan (%) 9.0 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2015 Laos (%) 8.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 Latvia (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Lebanon (%) 25.0 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 Lithuania (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 Luxembourg (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 North Macedonia (%) 9.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025 Malawi (%) 10.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2019 - Jan 2026 Malaysia (%) 1.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2026 Malta (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Mauritius (%) 9.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1998 - Jan 2026 Moldova (%) 20.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025 Mongolia (%) 13.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026 Montenegro (%) 5.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025 Morocco (%) 0.0 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1990 - Jan 2026 Mozambique (%) 29.0 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 2011 - Dec 2025 Myanmar (%) 3.8 Jan 2026 monthly May 2011 - Jan 2026 Nepal (%) 4.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Dec 2025 Netherlands (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 Nigeria (%) 45.0 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 2005 - Dec 2025 Norway (%) 3.0 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2011 - Nov 2025 Oman (%) 5.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 2006 - Sep 2025 Pakistan (%) 5.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Dec 2025 Peru (%) 5.5 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1997 - Jan 2026 Philippines (%) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly May 1986 - Jan 2026 Poland (%) 3.5 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2017 Portugal (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Qatar (%) 4.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026 Romania (%) 8.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025 Russia (%) 4.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2004 - Jan 2026 Saudi Arabia (%) 7.0 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 1980 - Jan 2026 Serbia (%) 7.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 Slovakia (%) 1.0 Jul 2021 monthly Jan 1999 - Jul 2021 Slovenia (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 South Africa (%) 2.5 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 1994 - Jan 2026 Spain (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 Sri Lanka (%) 2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025 Sudan (%) 18.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025 Taiwan, China (%) 5.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Nov 2025 Tajikistan (%) 3.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 Thailand (%) 1.0 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1997 - Jan 2026 Tunisia (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1964 - Nov 2025 Turkey (%) 8.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2011 - Jan 2026 Ukraine (%) 20.0 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Jun 2025 United Arab Emirates (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 United States (%) 0.0 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 1980 - Dec 2025 Venezuela (%) 73.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 Vietnam (%) 3.0 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 2010 - Jan 2026 Yemen (%) 7.0 Aug 2015 monthly Jul 1995 - Aug 2015 Zambia (%) 26.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 Accurate Macro & Micro Economic Data You Can Trust
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Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 6.726 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028 Trade Balance (USD mn) 418.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025 Total Exports (USD mn) 2,977.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 Total Exports Growth (%) 34.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 2,423.278 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024 Exports: Medicament (USD th) 657.895 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024 Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 292.555 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024 Total Imports (USD mn) 2,558.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 Total Imports Growth (%) 25.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 Imports: Medicament (USD th) 36,100.631 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024 Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 57,439.257 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024 Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 10.778 Sep 2025 monthly Feb 2005 - Sep 2025 Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 0.937 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Sep 2025 Total Exports to China (USD mn) 623.680 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025 Total Imports from China (USD mn) 112.147 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025 Exports: Plastic and Rubber Products (USD mn) 180.350 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 Exports: Mineral Products (USD mn) 819.070 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 Imports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (USD mn) 374.750 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 Imports: Crude Oil, Fuel, Lubricant and Others (USD mn) 278.570 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 Imports: Foods, Beverages, Pharmaceutical Products & Consumer Goods (USD mn) 307.680 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 Imports: Iron, Steel and Other Metal Products (USD mn) 199.280 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 Exports: Wood Products, Pulp of Wood and Paper (USD mn) 184.740 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 Exports: Agricultural Products (USD mn) 178.050 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2025 Imports: Machinery and Mechanical Equipment (USD mn) 188.310 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 Imports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) 101,441.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023 Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) 3,844,420.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023 Exports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) 269,683.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023 Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) 532,132.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023 Imports: Extra-ASEAN: Japan (USD th) 93,722.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023 Exports: Extra-ASEAN: India (USD th) 101,542.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023 Exports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) 2,504,404.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023 Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) 2,883,854.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023 Imports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) 1,964,647.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023 Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) 1,390,684.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023 Export Volume Index (2015=100) 99.478 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021 Import Volume Index (2015=100) 88.616 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021 Export Value Index (2015=100) 210.618 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021 Import Value Index (2015=100) 110.567 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021 Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range Current Account Balance (USD mn) 309.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.3 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024 Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 327.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.1 2024 yearly 1988 - 2024 Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -88.987 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.8 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024 Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 0.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -88.987 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 External Debt (USD mn) 10,350.5 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024 External Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.7 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024 Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 0.013 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030 BoP: FA: Porfolio Investment (USD mn) 361.05 Dec 2017 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2017 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD mn) 1,500.203 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023 FDI: France (USD th) 0.000 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021 FDI: Korea (USD th) 6,183.504 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021 FDI: Thailand (USD th) 341,152.687 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021 FDI: China (USD th) 1,254,236.569 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021 FDI: Vietnam (USD th) 176,991.125 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021 FDI (USD th) 7,927,677.215 2019 yearly 2010 - 2019 FDI: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (USD mn) 381.683 2017 yearly 2015 - 2017 FDI: Electricity, Gas and Air-Conditioning Supply (USD mn) 711.800 2017 yearly 2015 - 2017 FDI: Mining and Quarrying (USD mn) 126.792 2017 yearly 2015 - 2017 Monetary Last Frequency Range Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2017 - Jun 2025 Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 1,461.469 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 16,240.862 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 M2 Growth (%) 19.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025 Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 8.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 2,642.9 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Jun 2025 Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 Gold Reserves (USD mn) 31.692 May 2021 monthly Jan 1989 - May 2021 Total Deposits (USD mn) 17,537.722 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025 Total Deposits Growth (%) 16.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 Domestic Credit (USD mn) 11,888.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025 Domestic Credit Growth (%) 12.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Dec 2025 Total Loans (USD mn) 10,651.867 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025 Total Loans Growth (%) 15.11 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 56.96 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024 Monetary Survey: Narrow Money (M1) (LAK bn) 21,958.236 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025 Monetary Survey: Broad Money (M2) (LAK bn) 332,044.425 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025 Reserve Requirement Rate: LAK (%) 8.000 2025 yearly 1989 - 2025 Commercial Banks (CB): Deposits (LAK bn) 358,558.720 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025 Commercial Banks (CB): Loans: Total (LAK bn) 189,193.228 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2024 More Indicators for Laos
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