Laos Reserve Requirement Ratio
2002 - 2025 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Laos Reserve Requirement Ratio
- Reserve Requirement Ratio: Local Currency Deposits: Laos was set as 8.0 % in Nov 2025
- Laos Reserve Requirement Ratio data updated monthly, available from Jan 2002 to Nov 2025
- The data is reported by CEIC Data
- In the latest reports, Laos Money Supply M2 increased to 16.2 USD bn YoY in Sep 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 Nov 2025 in the chart:
What was Laos's Reserve Requirement Ratio in Nov 2025?
Reserve Requirement Ratio: Local Currency Deposits: Laos was set as 8.0 % in Nov 2025 See the table below for more data.
Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range 8.0 Nov 2025 8.0 Oct 2025 3.0 Apr 2022 8.0 Nov 2025 % monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 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 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 Azerbaijan (%) 5.0 Oct 2025 monthly May 1993 - Oct 2025 Bahrain (%) 5.0 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Aug 2025 Bangladesh (%) 4.0 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Nov 2025 Belarus (%) 20.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Dec 2025 Belgium (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 Bolivia (%) 8.5 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2025 Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 10.0 Aug 2025 monthly Aug 1997 - Aug 2025 Botswana (%) 0.0 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Nov 2025 Brazil (%) 21.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Nov 2025 Brunei (%) 5.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025 Bulgaria (%) 10.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2025 Cambodia (%) 7.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025 China (%) 6.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2025 Colombia (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 2008 - Nov 2025 Croatia (%) 2.7 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2022 Cyprus (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 Czech Republic (%) 2.0 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1996 - Sep 2025 Ecuador (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022 Egypt (%) 18.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025 Estonia (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 European Union (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 Finland (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 France (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 Georgia (%) 5.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2025 Germany (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 Greece (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 Hungary (%) 8.0 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025 Iceland (%) 3.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1979 - Nov 2025 India (%) 3.0 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1962 - Nov 2025 Indonesia (%) 9.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025 Iran (%) 10.0 May 2024 monthly Mar 2008 - May 2024 Ireland (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 Israel (%) 6.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025 Italy (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 Ivory Coast (%) 3.0 Aug 2025 monthly Oct 1993 - Aug 2025 Japan (%) 0.8 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1980 - Sep 2025 Kazakhstan (%) 2.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2015 - Oct 2025 Kenya (%) 4.3 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023 South Korea (%) 7.0 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 1979 - Nov 2025 Kosovo (%) 10.0 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023 Kyrgyzstan (%) 9.0 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2015 Laos (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 Latvia (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 Lebanon (%) 25.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025 Lithuania (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 Luxembourg (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 North Macedonia (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025 Malawi (%) 10.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2019 - Nov 2025 Malaysia (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Nov 2025 Malta (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 Mauritius (%) 9.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Nov 2025 Moldova (%) 22.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025 Mongolia (%) 13.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025 Montenegro (%) 5.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025 Morocco (%) 0.0 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1990 - Nov 2025 Mozambique (%) 29.0 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 2011 - Nov 2025 Myanmar (%) 3.8 Nov 2025 monthly May 2011 - Nov 2025 Nepal (%) 4.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Sep 2025 Netherlands (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 Nigeria (%) 45.0 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 2005 - Oct 2025 Norway (%) 3.0 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2011 - Nov 2025 Oman (%) 5.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 2006 - Sep 2025 Pakistan (%) 5.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Nov 2025 Peru (%) 5.5 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1997 - Nov 2025 Philippines (%) 5.0 Nov 2025 monthly May 1986 - Nov 2025 Poland (%) 3.5 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2017 Portugal (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 Qatar (%) 4.5 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2025 Romania (%) 8.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025 Russia (%) 4.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Nov 2025 Saudi Arabia (%) 7.0 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1980 - Oct 2025 Serbia (%) 7.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025 Slovakia (%) 1.0 Jul 2021 monthly Jan 1999 - Jul 2021 Slovenia (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 South Africa (%) 2.5 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 1994 - Nov 2025 Spain (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 Sri Lanka (%) 2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025 Sudan (%) 18.0 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2025 Taiwan (%) 5.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Nov 2025 Tajikistan (%) 3.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 Thailand (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1997 - Nov 2025 Tunisia (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1964 - Oct 2025 Turkey (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Nov 2025 Ukraine (%) 20.0 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Jun 2025 United Arab Emirates (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 United States (%) 0.0 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 1980 - Dec 2025 Venezuela (%) 73.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025 Vietnam (%) 3.0 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2010 - Nov 2025 Yemen (%) 7.0 Aug 2015 monthly Jul 1995 - Aug 2015 Zambia (%) 26.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 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) 13.609 Jul 2025 monthly Feb 2005 - Jul 2025 Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 7.935 Jul 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Jul 2025 Total Exports to China (USD mn) 787.449 Jul 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Jul 2025 Total Imports from China (USD mn) 106.091 Jul 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Jul 2025 Imports: Iron, Steel and Other Metal Products (USD mn) 153.890 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 Exports: Wood Products, Pulp of Wood and Paper (USD mn) 194.390 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 Imports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (USD mn) 259.880 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 Exports: Agricultural Products (USD mn) 147.760 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 Imports: Machinery and Mechanical Equipment (USD mn) 188.310 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 Exports: Plastic and Rubber Products (USD mn) 142.090 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 Imports: Crude Oil, Fuel, Lubricant and Others (USD mn) 297.920 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 Imports: Foods, Beverages, Pharmaceutical Products & Consumer Goods (USD mn) 220.430 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 Exports: Mineral Products (USD mn) 462.100 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) 3,844,420.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023 Exports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) 2,504,404.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023 Imports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) 1,964,647.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023 Exports: Extra-ASEAN: India (USD th) 101,542.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023 Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) 532,132.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023 Exports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) 269,683.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023 Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) 1,390,684.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023 Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) 2,883,854.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023 Imports: Extra-ASEAN: Japan (USD th) 93,722.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023 Imports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) 101,441.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023 Export Value Index (2015=100) 210.618 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021 Import Value Index (2015=100) 110.567 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021 Import Volume Index (2015=100) 88.616 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021 Export Volume Index (2015=100) 99.478 2021 yearly 2000 - 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) -0.128 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030 BoP: FA: Porfolio Investment (USD mn) 361.05 Dec 2017 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2017 FDI: Korea (USD th) 6,183.504 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: Thailand (USD th) 341,152.687 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021 FDI: France (USD th) 0.000 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021 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) 1,500.203 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023 Monetary Last Frequency Range Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2017 - Jun 2025 Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 1,074.015 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 16,240.862 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 M2 Growth (%) 15.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 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) 17,130.491 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025 Total Deposits Growth (%) 12.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025 Domestic Credit (USD mn) 11,888.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025 Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 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: Broad Money (M2) (LAK bn) 286,965.565 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2024 Monetary Survey: Narrow Money (M1) (LAK bn) 16,961.698 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2024 Reserve Requirement Rate: LAK (%) 8.000 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024 Commercial Banks (CB): Deposits (LAK bn) 309,487.370 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2024 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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