Laos Unemployment Rate
1991 - 2020 | Yearly | % | World Bank
Laos's Unemployment Rate dropped to 0.60 % in Dec 2020, from the previously reported number of 0.63 % in Dec 2019. Laos's Unemployment Rate is updated yearly, available from Dec 1991 to Dec 2020, with an average rate of 1.25 %. The data reached an all-time high of 2.60 % in Dec 1995 and a record low of 0.60 % in Dec 2020. The data is reported by reported by World Bank.
In the latest reports, Laos's Population reached 7.01 million people in Jun 2018. The country's Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 78.47 % in Dec 2019.
What was Laos's Unemployment Rate in 2020?
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0.60 % 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020 |
0.63 % 2019 yearly 1991 - 2020 |
0.60 2020 |
2.60 1995 |
% |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 Updated on 16 Sep 2020 |
Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison
| Country/Region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) |
11.90 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Jun 2020 |
| Algeria (%) |
11.70 2018 |
yearly |
1982 - 2018 |
| Argentina (%) |
10.40 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2002 - Mar 2020 |
| Armenia (%) |
19.80 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2008 - Mar 2020 |
| Australia (%) |
7.49 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Feb 1978 - Jul 2020 |
| Austria (%) |
5.19 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1993 - Jul 2020 |
| Azerbaijan (%) |
6.46 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2008 - Jun 2020 |
| Bahrain (%) |
4.30 2016 |
yearly |
1991 - 2016 |
| Bangladesh (%) |
4.15 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Belarus (%) |
0.20 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Oct 2004 - Jul 2020 |
| Belgium (%) |
5.13 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1999 - Mar 2020 |
| Bolivia (%) |
3.40 2017 |
yearly |
1999 - 2017 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) |
15.70 2019 |
yearly |
2006 - 2019 |
| Botswana (%) |
18.72 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Brazil (%) |
13.30 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Mar 2012 - Jun 2020 |
| Brunei (%) |
9.04 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Bulgaria (%) |
5.90 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2000 - Jun 2020 |
| Cambodia (%) |
0.10 2017 |
yearly |
2007 - 2017 |
| Canada (%) |
10.20 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1976 - Aug 2020 |
| Chile (%) |
13.10 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Mar 2009 - Jul 2020 |
| China (%) |
3.84 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 1999 - Jun 2020 |
| Colombia (%) |
20.22 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - Jul 2020 |
| Croatia (%) |
7.00 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2000 - Mar 2020 |
| Cyprus (%) |
6.80 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 2004 - Jun 2020 |
| Czech Republic (%) |
1.97 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2002 - Mar 2020 |
| Denmark (%) |
5.50 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2008 - Jun 2020 |
| Ecuador (%) |
3.84 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Dec 2013 - Dec 2019 |
| Egypt (%) |
9.60 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2003 - Jun 2020 |
| Estonia (%) |
7.10 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1989 - Jun 2020 |
| European Union (%) |
6.20 Jan 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Jan 2020 |
| Finland (%) |
7.50 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1988 - Aug 2020 |
| France (%) |
7.10 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1975 - Jun 2020 |
| Georgia (%) |
11.57 2019 |
yearly |
1991 - 2019 |
| Germany (%) |
4.40 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1991 - Jul 2020 |
| Greece (%) |
18.30 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 1998 - Jun 2020 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) |
6.10 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Oct 1981 - Jul 2020 |
| Hungary (%) |
4.63 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1998 - Jun 2020 |
| Iceland (%) |
4.80 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| India (%) |
5.40 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Indonesia (%) |
5.28 2019 |
yearly |
1984 - 2019 |
| Iran (%) |
10.60 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 2001 - Mar 2020 |
| Ireland (%) |
5.20 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1998 - Aug 2020 |
| Israel (%) |
4.61 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2012 - Jul 2020 |
| Italy (%) |
9.71 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1983 - Jul 2020 |
| Ivory Coast (%) |
3.42 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Japan (%) |
2.90 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1953 - Jul 2020 |
| Jordan (%) |
19.30 Feb 2020 |
quarterly |
Feb 2000 - Feb 2020 |
| Kazakhstan (%) |
5.00 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - Jul 2020 |
| Kenya (%) |
2.65 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| South Korea (%) |
3.20 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jun 1999 - Aug 2020 |
| Kosovo (%) |
25.70 2019 |
yearly |
2001 - 2019 |
| Kuwait (%) |
2.09 2018 |
yearly |
1999 - 2018 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) |
6.20 2018 |
yearly |
1992 - 2018 |
| Laos (%) |
0.60 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Latvia (%) |
8.60 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2002 - Jun 2020 |
| Lebanon (%) |
11.35 2018 |
yearly |
2004 - 2018 |
| Lithuania (%) |
9.00 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1998 - Jul 2020 |
| Luxembourg (%) |
6.41 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1995 - Aug 2020 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) |
2.70 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Sep 1996 - Jul 2020 |
| North Macedonia (%) |
16.70 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2004 - Jun 2020 |
| Malawi (%) |
6.60 2013 |
yearly |
2005 - 2013 |
| Malaysia (%) |
5.40 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2016 - May 2020 |
| Malta (%) |
3.30 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2000 - Mar 2020 |
| Mauritius (%) |
7.10 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2004 - Mar 2020 |
| Mexico (%) |
3.26 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2005 - Mar 2020 |
| Moldova (%) |
4.29 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 1999 - Dec 2019 |
| Mongolia (%) |
6.60 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Sep 2006 - Jun 2020 |
| Montenegro (%) |
16.30 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2008 - Mar 2020 |
| Morocco (%) |
12.30 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1999 - Jun 2020 |
| Myanmar (%) |
1.71 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Nepal (%) |
1.47 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Netherlands (%) |
3.80 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Mar 2020 |
| New Zealand (%) |
4.00 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1986 - Jun 2020 |
| Nigeria (%) |
27.11 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Jun 2020 |
| Norway (%) |
5.20 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1989 - Jun 2020 |
| Oman (%) |
2.55 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Pakistan (%) |
5.79 2018 |
yearly |
1980 - 2018 |
| Panama (%) |
7.10 2019 |
yearly |
2003 - 2019 |
| Paraguay (%) |
5.20 2017 |
yearly |
1998 - 2017 |
| Peru (%) |
3.93 2018 |
yearly |
2001 - 2018 |
| Philippines (%) |
10.00 Jul 2020 |
quarterly |
Jul 1982 - Jul 2020 |
| Poland (%) |
3.10 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 1999 - Jun 2020 |
| Portugal (%) |
8.10 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Feb 1998 - Jul 2020 |
| Qatar (%) |
0.10 2018 |
yearly |
1997 - 2018 |
| Romania (%) |
5.40 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1997 - Jul 2020 |
| Russia (%) |
6.17 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1994 - Jun 2020 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) |
5.70 2019 |
yearly |
1991 - 2019 |
| Serbia (%) |
7.30 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2014 - Jun 2020 |
| Singapore (%) |
2.80 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1987 - Jun 2020 |
| Slovakia (%) |
6.60 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1994 - Jun 2020 |
| Slovenia (%) |
5.20 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 1997 - Jun 2020 |
| South Africa (%) |
30.10 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2008 - Mar 2020 |
| Spain (%) |
15.33 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Sep 1976 - Jun 2020 |
| Sri Lanka (%) |
5.70 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| Sudan (%) |
20.30 2010 |
yearly |
1993 - 2010 |
| Sweden (%) |
9.25 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1983 - Aug 2020 |
| Switzerland (%) |
4.63 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1991 - Jun 2020 |
| Syria (%) |
14.90 2011 |
yearly |
2000 - 2011 |
| Taiwan (%) |
3.83 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 1993 - Aug 2020 |
| Tajikistan (%) |
2.30 Apr 2018 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Apr 2018 |
| Thailand (%) |
1.90 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - Aug 2020 |
| Tunisia (%) |
18.00 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 2011 - Jun 2020 |
| Turkey (%) |
14.30 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2005 - Jun 2020 |
| Ukraine (%) |
8.50 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1999 - Mar 2020 |
| United Arab Emirates (%) |
2.23 2018 |
yearly |
1995 - 2018 |
| United Kingdom (%) |
3.90 May 2020 |
monthly |
Feb 1971 - May 2020 |
| United States (%) |
8.40 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1948 - Aug 2020 |
| Uruguay (%) |
10.60 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2006 - Jul 2020 |
| Venezuela (%) |
6.35 Dec 2018 |
monthly |
Jan 1999 - Dec 2018 |
| Vietnam (%) |
3.11 2019 |
yearly |
1996 - 2019 |
| Yemen (%) |
13.50 2014 |
yearly |
1994 - 2014 |
Laos Key Series
| 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 $) |
11,541.008 2024 |
yearly |
1980 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) |
3,856.492 2024 |
yearly |
1980 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) |
5.601 2021 |
yearly |
1980 - 2021 |
| 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) |
7.694 2024 |
yearly |
1980 - 2024 |
| 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 (%) |
5.1 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
May 1994 - Jul 2020 |
| Core CPI Change (%) |
2.777 Dec 2019 |
monthly |
Dec 2011 - Dec 2019 |
| CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%) |
8.787 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2011 - Jul 2020 |
| Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%) |
4.900 2021 |
yearly |
1980 - 2021 |
| Consumer Price Index (CPI) (Dec2015=100) |
112.426 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2010 - Jun 2020 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) |
2.867 2024 |
yearly |
1980 - 2024 |
| 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) |
3.823 May 2020 |
monthly |
Feb 2005 - May 2020 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) |
5.951 May 2020 |
monthly |
Aug 2003 - May 2020 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) |
118.842 May 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 1996 - May 2020 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) |
148.457 May 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 1996 - May 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) |
-3.234 2024 |
yearly |
1980 - 2024 |
| 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 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2002 - Aug 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) |
1,293.0 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 1988 - Jul 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 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2017 - Mar 2020 |
| Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange Rate against USD (LAK/USD) |
9,072.857 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Aug 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) |
576.5 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2011 - Aug 2020 |
| Market Capitalization (USD mn) |
128.212 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2011 - Aug 2020 |
| LSX: Turnover Volume (Share) |
1,688,700.000 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Feb 2011 - Aug 2020 |
| LSX: Turnover Value (LAK mn) |
5,194.343 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Feb 2011 - Aug 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 |