Financial system deposits to GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Financial system deposits to GDP was 29.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Financial system deposits to GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1987–2010
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2010, financial system deposits to gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 29.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.9% on the previous year and up 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 29.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1988.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 142nd out of 185 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Financial system deposits to GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 4.7% | — |
| 1988 | 4.0% | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 5.4% | +32.8% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | -23.6% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 6.6% | +50.7% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | +47.3% |
| 1994 | 11.5% | +18.1% |
| 1995 | 10.7% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | +36.9% |
| 1998 | 19.0% | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 14.2% | -25.3% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +24.1% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | +20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.7% | 4.0% | 5.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 4.1% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 15.6% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 29.4% | 29.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 139 Mali 30.6% compare
- 140 Côte d'Ivoire 30.4% compare
- 141 Kyrgyzstan 29.7% compare
- 143 Dominican Republic 29.3% compare
- 144 Sao Tome and Principe 29.0%
- 145 Eswatini 28.0% compare
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 financial system deposits to gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 29.4% in 2010, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1988.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 142nd out of 185 countries with data for 2010.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions 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 demand and time and saving deposits, 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. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); 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).