| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Male: Vientiane Capital (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 409,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Male: Phongsaly (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 91,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Male: Luangnamtha (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 88,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Male: Oudomxay (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 155,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Male: Bokeo (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 90,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Male: Luangprabang (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 219,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Male: Huaphanh (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 147,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Male: Xayabury (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 195,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Male: Xiengkhuang (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 125,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Male: Vientiane (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 211,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Male: Borikhamxay (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 139,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Male: Khammouane (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 195,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Male: Savannakhet (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 481,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Male: Saravane (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 196,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Male: Sekong (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 57,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Male: Champasack (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 345,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Male: Attapeu (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 69,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Female: Vientiane Capital (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 412,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Female: Phongsaly (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 87,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Female: Luangnamtha (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 88,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Female: Oudomxay (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 153,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Female: Bokeo (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 89,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Female: Luangprabang (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 213,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Female: Huaphanh (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 142,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Female: Xayabury (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 186,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Female: Xiengkhuang (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 120,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Female: Vientiane (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 208,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Female: Borikhamxay (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 135,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Female: Khammouane (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 197,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Female: Savannakhet (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 489,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Female: Saravane (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 201,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Female: Sekong (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 56,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Female: Champasack (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 349,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: by Provinces: Female: Attapeu (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 70,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1976 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: 75 and Over (Person th)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 105.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Population: Mid Year: Male: 75 and Over (Person th)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 47.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Consumer Price Index (CPI): Foods (Dec1999=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 233.00
            
                                            Dec 2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2000 - Dec 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Consumer Price Index (CPI): Non Foods (Dec1999=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 187.30
            
                                            Dec 2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2000 - Dec 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Consumer Price Index (CPI): Southern (Dec1999=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 204.00
            
                                            Dec 2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 2004 - Dec 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Consumer Price Index (CPI): Household Goods (Dec2005=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 111.30
            
                                            Dec 2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2006 - Dec 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Consumer Price Index (CPI): Recreation, Education and Printing (Dec2005=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 107.83
            
                                            Dec 2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2006 - Dec 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Consumer Price Index (CPI): Personal Care and Effects (Dec2005=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 141.33
            
                                            Dec 2010
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 2006 - Dec 2010
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Monetary Survey: Foreign Assets: Net (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -7,769.30
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1991 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Monetary Survey: Foreign Assets (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18,437.78
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1991 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Monetary Survey: Foreign Liabilities (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -26,207.08
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1991 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Monetary Survey: Domestic Assets (DA): Net (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 82,447.46
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1991 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Monetary Survey: DA: Credit (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 75,087.57
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1991 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Monetary Survey: DA: Credit: Claims on Government (CG): Net (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,722.84
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1991 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Monetary Survey: DA: Credit: CG: Claims on Government (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,778.90
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Monetary Survey: DA: Credit: CG: Deposit of Government (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -5,056.06
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Monetary Survey: DA: Credit: Credit to the Economy (CE) (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 73,364.73
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1991 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Monetary Survey: DA: Credit: CE: State Enterprises (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12,825.30
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Monetary Survey: DA: Credit: CE: Private Sector (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 60,539.43
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Monetary Survey: DA: Other Items (OI): Net (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7,359.89
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1991 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Monetary Survey: DA: OI: Government Lending Fund (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -23.19
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Monetary Survey: DA: OI: Restricted Deposit (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -117.40
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Monetary Survey: DA: OI: Capital Account (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -12,221.67
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Monetary Survey: DA: OI: Others (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19,722.15
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Monetary Survey: Currency Outside Banks (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,638.18
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1991 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Monetary Survey: Demand Deposits (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,103.64
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1991 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Monetary Survey: QM: Time and Saving Deposits (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 27,382.84
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1991 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Monetary Survey: QM: Foreign Currency Deposits (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 36,553.52
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1991 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL): Foreign Assets: Net (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7,838.780
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos BOL: Foreign Assets (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,443.340
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos BOL: Foreign Liabilities (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -604.560
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos BOL: Domestic Assets (DA): Net (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14,973.610
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos BOL: DA: Credit (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12,439.360
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos BOL: DA: Credit: Claims on Government (CG): Net (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -743.440
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos BOL: DA: Credit: CG: Claims on Government (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,346.640
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos BOL: DA: Credit: CG: Deposit of Government (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -2,090.080
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos BOL: DA: Credit: Credit to the Economy (CE) (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,425.420
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos BOL: DA: Credit: CE: State Enterprises (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,425.420
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos BOL: DA: Credit: Credit to Banks (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,757.380
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos BOL: DA: BOL Securities (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -3,357.240
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos BOL: DA: Other Items (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,891.490
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos BOL: Monetary Base (MB) (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22,812.380
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos BOL: MB: Cash in Circulation (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,823.220
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos BOL: MB: Deposits (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13,989.160
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos BOL: MB: Deposits: Clearing Deposit (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,941.680
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos BOL: MB: Deposits: Required Reserve (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,714.240
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1996 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos BOL: MB: Deposits: Capital Deposit (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 325.730
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos BOL: MB: Deposits: Private and Mix Enterprises (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.510
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 2000 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos Commercial Banks (CB): Deposits: Total (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 68,032.49
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos CB: Deposits: Demand Deposits (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14,491.470
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos CB: Deposits: Savings Deposits (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18,580.130
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos CB: Deposits: Term Deposits (TD) (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 34,960.890
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos CB: Deposits: TD: 3 months (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,418.290
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos CB: Deposits: TD: 6 months (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,146.610
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos CB: Deposits: TD: 12 months (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11,735.860
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos CB: Deposits: TD: 12 to 24 months (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18,660.130
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos CB: Deposits: Non Resident (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,360.700
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos CB: Deposits: LAK: Total (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 31,478.970
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos CB: Deposits: LAK: Demand Deposits (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,096.130
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos CB: Deposits: LAK: Savings Deposits (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,257.840
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos CB: Deposits: LAK: Term Deposits (TD) (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19,125.000
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos CB: Deposits: LAK: TD: 3 months (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 741.270
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos CB: Deposits: LAK: TD: 6 months (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,146.700
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos CB: Deposits: LAK: TD: 12 months (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,303.980
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos CB: Deposits: LAK: TD: 12 to 24 months (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11,933.050
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Laos CB: Deposits: LAK: Non Resident (LAK bn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,018.940
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         |