Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP was -0.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2013–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, loans from nonresident banks (net) to gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at -0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 61.5% on the previous year and down 207.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, loans from nonresident banks (net) to gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 5.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2021.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 86th out of 98 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8% | — |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +244.5% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -52.8% |
| 2016 | -0.1% | -106.0% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -7355.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -86.5% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +145.6% |
| 2020 | -0.5% | -128.5% |
| 2021 | -0.8% | +61.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.8% | -0.1% | 5.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -0.8% | -0.5% | 2 |
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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 loans from nonresident banks (net) to gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Loans from nonresident banks (net) to gdp in Lao People's Democratic Republic was -0.8% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest loans from nonresident banks (net) to gdp recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest loans from nonresident banks (net) to gdp recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2021.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for loans from nonresident banks (net) to gdp?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 86th out of 98 countries with data for 2021.
- Is loans from nonresident banks (net) to gdp rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 207.4%. 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 Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Loans from nonresident banks (net) to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of net offshore bank loans to GDP. An offshore bank is a bank located outside the country of residence of the depositor, typically in a low tax jurisdiction (or tax haven) that provides financial and legal advantages. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 12A (Net Issues): International debt securities - all issuers.