Broad money (% of GDP) in Laos
Laos: Broad money (% of GDP) was 36.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Broad money in Laos, 1989–2010
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Laos recorded 36.2% for broad money in 2010. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.4% on the previous year and up 118.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Laos peaked at 36.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1991.
That places Laos 127th out of 167 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Broad money (% of GDP) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 9.9% | — |
| 1990 | 7.2% | -26.7% |
| 1991 | 7.1% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 9.5% | +33.2% |
| 1993 | 13.2% | +39.8% |
| 1994 | 15.0% | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 13.6% | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 18.4% | +30.0% |
| 1998 | 20.5% | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | -27.1% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 16.3% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | +26.9% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +17.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 36.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.3%, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 36.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89.8%, 40% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 7.1% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 16.3% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 36.2% | 36.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More financial sector data for Laos
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 2.3 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.68 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 2.3 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Laos?
- Broad money in Laos was 36.2% in 2010, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1991.
- How does Laos rank for broad money?
- Laos ranks 127th out of 167 countries with data for 2010.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.