Central bank assets to GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Central bank assets to GDP was 7.3% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Central bank assets to GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1989–2010
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2010, central bank assets to gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 7.3%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central bank assets to gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 7.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1991.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 68th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Central bank assets to GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 5.4% | — |
| 1990 | 1.9% | -64.7% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | -42.3% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | +51.9% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -18.8% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | +39.5% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -19.0% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | +176.8% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | +40.5% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | -16.2% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -22.9% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -42.1% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +32.3% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +87.1% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 2.48 million current LCU per person (2010)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,203 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2010)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 51.76 % change on previous year (2010)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 991,291 SDR (2019)
- Gold reserves at market value 31.19 million SDR (2019)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.59 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.71 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.71 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.71 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 344.49 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central bank assets to gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Central bank assets to gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 7.3% in 2010, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1991.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for central bank assets to gdp?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 68th out of 183 countries with data for 2010.
- Is central bank assets to gdp rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central bank assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by the Central Bank as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is Central Bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Central Bank claims (IFS lines 12, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).