Laos Unemployment Rate
1991 - 2020 | Yearly | % | World Bank
Laos Unemployment Rate dropped to 0.60 % in Dec 2020, from the previously reported number of 0.63 % in Dec 2019. Laos 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 Population reached 7.12 million people in Jun 2019. The country's Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 78.49 % in Dec 2020.
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 Sep 2017 |
quarterly |
Jun 2014 - Sep 2017 |
| Argentina (%) |
13.10 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2002 - Jun 2020 |
| Armenia (%) |
17.50 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2008 - Jun 2020 |
| Australia (%) |
7.00 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Feb 1978 - Oct 2020 |
| Austria (%) |
5.52 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1993 - Sep 2020 |
| Azerbaijan (%) |
6.94 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2008 - Sep 2020 |
| Bahrain (%) |
4.30 2016 |
yearly |
1991 - 2016 |
| Bangladesh (%) |
4.15 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Belarus (%) |
0.20 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Oct 2004 - Oct 2020 |
| Belgium (%) |
5.20 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1983 - Sep 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 (%) |
14.60 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Mar 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| Brunei (%) |
9.04 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Bulgaria (%) |
4.80 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Cambodia (%) |
0.10 2017 |
yearly |
2007 - 2017 |
| Canada (%) |
8.90 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1976 - Oct 2020 |
| Chile (%) |
11.60 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Mar 2009 - Oct 2020 |
| China (%) |
4.19 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 1999 - Sep 2020 |
| Colombia (%) |
15.77 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - Sep 2020 |
| Croatia (%) |
6.40 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2000 - Jun 2020 |
| Cyprus (%) |
8.00 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Czech Republic (%) |
2.79 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1993 - Sep 2020 |
| Denmark (%) |
5.80 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2007 - Oct 2020 |
| Ecuador (%) |
6.64 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2013 - Sep 2020 |
| Egypt (%) |
7.30 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| Estonia (%) |
7.70 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1989 - Sep 2020 |
| European Union (%) |
6.20 Jan 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Jan 2020 |
| Finland (%) |
8.30 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1988 - Oct 2020 |
| France (%) |
9.00 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1975 - Sep 2020 |
| Georgia (%) |
11.57 2019 |
yearly |
1991 - 2019 |
| Germany (%) |
4.50 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1991 - Sep 2020 |
| Ghana (%) |
4.51 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Greece (%) |
16.80 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 1998 - Aug 2020 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) |
6.40 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Oct 1981 - Oct 2020 |
| Hungary (%) |
4.30 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Oct 2020 |
| Iceland (%) |
5.60 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| India (%) |
5.40 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Indonesia (%) |
7.07 2020 |
yearly |
1984 - 2020 |
| Iran (%) |
10.60 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 2001 - Mar 2020 |
| Ireland (%) |
7.30 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1998 - Oct 2020 |
| Israel (%) |
4.71 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2012 - Oct 2020 |
| Italy (%) |
9.79 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1983 - Oct 2020 |
| Ivory Coast (%) |
3.42 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Japan (%) |
3.00 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1953 - Sep 2020 |
| Jordan (%) |
23.00 May 2020 |
quarterly |
Feb 2000 - May 2020 |
| Kazakhstan (%) |
5.00 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - Jul 2020 |
| Kenya (%) |
2.65 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| South Korea (%) |
4.20 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jun 1999 - Oct 2020 |
| Kosovo (%) |
29.10 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2016 - Mar 2020 |
| Kuwait (%) |
2.09 2018 |
yearly |
1999 - 2018 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) |
5.50 2019 |
yearly |
1992 - 2019 |
| Laos (%) |
0.60 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Latvia (%) |
8.00 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1998 - Oct 2020 |
| Lebanon (%) |
11.35 2018 |
yearly |
2004 - 2018 |
| Lithuania (%) |
10.40 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1998 - Oct 2020 |
| Luxembourg (%) |
6.28 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1995 - Oct 2020 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) |
2.90 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Sep 1996 - Oct 2020 |
| North Macedonia (%) |
16.50 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2004 - Sep 2020 |
| Malawi (%) |
6.60 2013 |
yearly |
2005 - 2013 |
| Malaysia (%) |
5.40 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2016 - May 2020 |
| Malta (%) |
4.40 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2000 - Jun 2020 |
| Mauritius (%) |
7.10 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2004 - Mar 2020 |
| Mexico (%) |
3.26 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2005 - Mar 2020 |
| Moldova (%) |
4.22 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1999 - Jun 2020 |
| Mongolia (%) |
7.30 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Sep 2006 - Sep 2020 |
| Montenegro (%) |
15.20 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2008 - Jun 2020 |
| Morocco (%) |
12.70 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1999 - Sep 2020 |
| Mozambique (%) |
3.24 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 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 (%) |
5.30 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1986 - Sep 2020 |
| Nigeria (%) |
27.11 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Jun 2020 |
| Norway (%) |
5.20 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1989 - Sep 2020 |
| Oman (%) |
2.80 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Mar 2018 - Oct 2020 |
| Pakistan (%) |
5.79 2018 |
yearly |
1980 - 2018 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) |
28.50 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1998 - Sep 2020 |
| Panama (%) |
7.10 2019 |
yearly |
2003 - 2019 |
| Paraguay (%) |
8.16 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2017 - Sep 2020 |
| Peru (%) |
16.43 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Mar 2001 - Oct 2020 |
| Philippines (%) |
10.00 Jul 2020 |
quarterly |
Jul 1982 - Jul 2020 |
| Poland (%) |
6.10 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1990 - Oct 2020 |
| Portugal (%) |
7.50 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Feb 1998 - Oct 2020 |
| Qatar (%) |
0.10 2018 |
yearly |
1997 - 2018 |
| Romania (%) |
5.30 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1997 - Oct 2020 |
| Russia (%) |
6.35 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1994 - Sep 2020 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) |
8.98 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Jun 2020 |
| Serbia (%) |
9.00 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2014 - Sep 2020 |
| Singapore (%) |
3.60 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1987 - Sep 2020 |
| Slovakia (%) |
7.35 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2006 - Oct 2020 |
| Slovenia (%) |
5.20 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 1997 - Jun 2020 |
| South Africa (%) |
30.80 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2008 - Sep 2020 |
| Spain (%) |
16.26 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Sep 1976 - Sep 2020 |
| Sri Lanka (%) |
5.40 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 2012 - Jun 2020 |
| Sudan (%) |
20.30 2010 |
yearly |
1993 - 2010 |
| Sweden (%) |
8.91 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1983 - Oct 2020 |
| Switzerland (%) |
5.31 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1991 - Sep 2020 |
| Syria (%) |
14.90 2011 |
yearly |
2000 - 2011 |
| Taiwan (%) |
3.77 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 1993 - Oct 2020 |
| Tajikistan (%) |
2.30 Apr 2018 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Apr 2018 |
| Thailand (%) |
2.10 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - Oct 2020 |
| Tunisia (%) |
16.20 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 2011 - Sep 2020 |
| Turkey (%) |
13.20 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2005 - Aug 2020 |
| Ukraine (%) |
9.80 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1999 - Jun 2020 |
| United Arab Emirates (%) |
2.23 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| United Kingdom (%) |
4.76 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Feb 1971 - Aug 2020 |
| United States (%) |
6.90 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1948 - Oct 2020 |
| Uruguay (%) |
11.00 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2006 - Sep 2020 |
| Uzbekistan (%) |
8.98 2019 |
yearly |
2000 - 2019 |
| Venezuela (%) |
6.35 Dec 2018 |
monthly |
Jan 1999 - Dec 2018 |
| Vietnam (%) |
2.50 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2011 - Sep 2020 |
| Yemen (%) |
13.50 2014 |
yearly |
1994 - 2014 |
| Zambia (%) |
11.41 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
Laos Key Series
| National Accounts | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal GDP (USD mn) |
18,897.3 2019 |
yearly |
1980 - 2019 |
| Real GDP Growth (%) |
5.5 2019 |
yearly |
2003 - 2019 |
| Nominal GDP Growth (%) |
7.613 2019 |
yearly |
1981 - 2019 |
| GDP per Capita (USD) |
2,654.000 2019 |
yearly |
1980 - 2019 |
| GDP Deflator Growth (%) |
2.0 2019 |
yearly |
2003 - 2019 |
| 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 (GNP) (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) |
21,038.059 2019 |
yearly |
1985 - 2019 |
| Agricultural Production: Upland Rice: Total (Ton) |
169,000.000 2019 |
yearly |
1976 - 2019 |
| Agricultural Production: Maize: Total (Ton) |
793,625.000 2019 |
yearly |
1976 - 2019 |
| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) |
-3.2 2019 |
yearly |
2012 - 2019 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) |
-610.066 2019 |
yearly |
2010 - 2019 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) |
2,043.467 2019 |
yearly |
2010 - 2019 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) |
10.8 2019 |
yearly |
2012 - 2019 |
| 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) |
7.1 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| 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) |
7,123,000.000 2019 |
yearly |
1976 - 2019 |
| 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 |
| CPI: Core Index (Dec2015=100) |
107.340 Dec 2019 |
monthly |
Dec 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) |
3.842 2025 |
yearly |
1980 - 2025 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) |
-9.9 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 1992 - Jun 2020 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) |
1,558.6 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2004 - Sep 2020 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) |
5.8 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2005 - Sep 2020 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) |
740.038 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) |
117.453 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) |
420.406 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) |
1,246.0 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2004 - Sep 2020 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) |
-14.1 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2005 - Sep 2020 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) |
30,305.478 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) |
10,570.328 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) |
7.649 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Feb 2005 - Aug 2020 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) |
1.699 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Aug 2003 - Aug 2020 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) |
120.179 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 1996 - Aug 2020 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) |
147.259 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 1996 - Jul 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) |
1,054,900.000 2019 |
yearly |
2007 - 2019 |
| Exports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) |
1,672,285.000 2019 |
yearly |
2007 - 2019 |
| Exports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) |
222,078.000 2019 |
yearly |
2007 - 2019 |
| Exports: Extra-ASEAN: India (USD th) |
90,608.000 2019 |
yearly |
2008 - 2019 |
| Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) |
2,916,473.000 2019 |
yearly |
2010 - 2019 |
| Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) |
451,468.000 2019 |
yearly |
2010 - 2019 |
| Imports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) |
1,681,038.000 2019 |
yearly |
2010 - 2019 |
| Imports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) |
133,899.000 2019 |
yearly |
2010 - 2019 |
| Imports: Extra-ASEAN: Japan (USD th) |
118,206.000 2019 |
yearly |
2010 - 2019 |
| Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) |
2,406,849.000 2019 |
yearly |
2007 - 2019 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) |
202.5 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1994 - Sep 2020 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) |
-5.0 2019 |
yearly |
1984 - 2019 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) |
181.1 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2001 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) |
4.0 2019 |
yearly |
1988 - 2019 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) |
-0.0 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1994 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) |
-0.0 2019 |
yearly |
1984 - 2019 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) |
-91.388 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1999 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) |
-91.420 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1994 - Sep 2020 |
| External Debt (USD mn) |
9,935.6 2019 |
yearly |
1996 - 2019 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) |
52.6 2019 |
yearly |
1996 - 2019 |
| 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) |
9,819.134 2019 |
yearly |
2000 - 2019 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) |
3.2 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2017 - Jun 2020 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) |
1,522.879 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2005 - Sep 2020 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) |
11,780.123 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2005 - Sep 2020 |
| M2 Growth (%) |
18.1 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 1992 - Sep 2020 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) |
4.0 Nov 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2002 - Nov 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) |
9,760.7 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 1991 - Sep 2020 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) |
7.1 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 1992 - Sep 2020 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) |
8,500.193 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2004 - Jun 2020 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) |
6.19 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2005 - Sep 2020 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) |
41.46 2018 |
yearly |
2012 - 2018 |
| Monetary Survey: Broad Money (M2) (LAK bn) |
106,944.641 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 1991 - Sep 2020 |
| Monetary Survey: Narrow Money (M1) (LAK bn) |
13,825.298 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 1991 - Sep 2020 |
| Reserve Requirement Rate: LAK (%) |
5.000 2019 |
yearly |
1989 - 2019 |
| Commercial Banks (CB): Deposits (LAK bn) |
89,562.690 Sep 2019 |
quarterly |
Dec 2004 - Sep 2019 |
| Commercial Banks (CB): Loans: Total (LAK bn) |
76,815.550 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2004 - Sep 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) |
9,224.381 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Oct 2020 |
| Policy Rate (% pa) |
3.00 Nov 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 1992 - Nov 2020 |
| Energy | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Production (GWh) |
34,410 2018 |
yearly |
1985 - 2018 |
| Tourism | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visitor Arrivals (Person) |
3,872,928 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Visitor Arrivals Growth (%) |
-7.5 2019 |
yearly |
1996 - 2019 |
| Tourism Revenue (USD mn) |
935 2019 |
yearly |
1991 - 2019 |
| Tourism Revenue Growth (%) |
15.3 2019 |
yearly |
1992 - 2019 |
| Visitors Arrivals: Asia & Pacific: Thailand (Person) |
2,160,300.000 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Visitors Arrivals: Asia & Pacific: Vietnam (Person) |
924,875.000 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Visitors Arrivals: Asia & Pacific: China (Person) |
102,272.000 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Visitors Arrivals: Asia & Pacific: Korea (Person) |
203,191.000 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Visitors Arrivals: America: USA (Person) |
61,184.000 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| No of Hotels (Unit) |
637.000 2019 |
yearly |
2002 - 2019 |
| Financial Market | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Market Index (11Jan2011=1000) |
575.5 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2011 - Oct 2020 |
| Market Capitalization (USD mn) |
130.184 Nov 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2011 - Nov 2020 |
| LSX: Turnover Volume (Share) |
898,100.000 Nov 2020 |
monthly |
Feb 2011 - Nov 2020 |
| LSX: Turnover Value (LAK mn) |
3,071.840 Nov 2020 |
monthly |
Feb 2011 - Nov 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) |
278,572.554 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Exports: Television (USD th) |
102.690 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) |
165,251.279 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Imports: Television (USD th) |
8,562.790 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Passenger Carried: By Land (Person th) |
78,305.000 2019 |
yearly |
1976 - 2019 |
| Passenger Carried: By Water (Person th) |
3,848.000 2019 |
yearly |
1976 - 2019 |
| Passenger Carried: By Air (Person th) |
3,292.800 2019 |
yearly |
1976 - 2019 |
| Freight Carried: By Land (Ton th) |
6,443.000 2019 |
yearly |
1976 - 2019 |
| Passenger Carried: By Railway (Person th) |
32.300 2017 |
yearly |
2014 - 2017 |
| Freight Carried: By Water (Ton th) |
2,651.000 2019 |
yearly |
1976 - 2019 |
| Freight Carried: By Air (Ton th) |
5.500 2019 |
yearly |
1976 - 2019 |