Money in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Money was 6.35 trillion in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Money in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1989–2010
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 6.35 trillion for money in 2010. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.6% on the previous year and up 1,744.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 6.35 trillion in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.09 billion, in 1990.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 16th out of 162 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 25.13 billion | — |
| 1990 | 25.09 billion | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 28.23 billion | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 35.14 billion | +24.5% |
| 1993 | 52.24 billion | +48.6% |
| 1994 | 61.34 billion | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 67.18 billion | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 75.56 billion | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 79.94 billion | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 168.98 billion | +111.4% |
| 1999 | 218.98 billion | +29.6% |
| 2000 | 344.35 billion | +57.3% |
| 2001 | 371.84 billion | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 587.00 billion | +57.9% |
| 2003 | 836.54 billion | +42.5% |
| 2004 | 1.21 trillion | +44.3% |
| 2005 | 1.56 trillion | +29.1% |
| 2006 | 2.00 trillion | +28.2% |
| 2007 | 3.06 trillion | +53.4% |
| 2008 | 3.72 trillion | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 4.79 trillion | +28.9% |
| 2010 | 6.35 trillion | +32.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.13 billion | 25.13 billion | 25.13 billion | 1 |
| 1990s | 81.27 billion | 25.09 billion | 218.98 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 trillion | 344.35 billion | 4.79 trillion | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.35 trillion | 6.35 trillion | 6.35 trillion | 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 money in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Money in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 6.35 trillion in 2010, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest money recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6.35 trillion in 2010.
- What is the lowest money recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.09 billion in 1990.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for money?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 16th out of 162 countries with data for 2010.
- Is money rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,744.0%. 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 Monetary Fund, published as part of Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.