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Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in Laos

Laos: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP was 0.0976 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0976 SDR per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 23.7%
World rank
96th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.0976 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
All-time low
0.0008 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 1988
Years of data
37
1988–2024

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in Laos, 1988–2024

00.020.040.060.080.11988200620241988: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP1989: 0.002 SDR per US$ of GDP1990: 0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP1991: 0.019 SDR per US$ of GDP1992: 0.025 SDR per US$ of GDP1993: 0.033 SDR per US$ of GDP1994: 0.022 SDR per US$ of GDP1995: 0.03 SDR per US$ of GDP1996: 0.059 SDR per US$ of GDP1997: 0.042 SDR per US$ of GDP1998: 0.059 SDR per US$ of GDP1999: 0.051 SDR per US$ of GDP2000: 0.062 SDR per US$ of GDP2001: 0.06 SDR per US$ of GDP2002: 0.082 SDR per US$ of GDP2003: 0.072 SDR per US$ of GDP2004: 0.062 SDR per US$ of GDP2005: 0.061 SDR per US$ of GDP2006: 0.064 SDR per US$ of GDP2007: 0.081 SDR per US$ of GDP2008: 0.076 SDR per US$ of GDP2009: 0.069 SDR per US$ of GDP2010: 0.066 SDR per US$ of GDP2011: 0.05 SDR per US$ of GDP2012: 0.047 SDR per US$ of GDP2013: 0.036 SDR per US$ of GDP2014: 0.042 SDR per US$ of GDP2015: 0.049 SDR per US$ of GDP2016: 0.038 SDR per US$ of GDP2017: 0.042 SDR per US$ of GDP2018: 0.035 SDR per US$ of GDP2019: 0.038 SDR per US$ of GDP2020: 0.067 SDR per US$ of GDP2021: 0.066 SDR per US$ of GDP2022: 0.072 SDR per US$ of GDP2023: 0.079 SDR per US$ of GDP2024: 0.098 SDR per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in Laos stood at 0.0976 SDR per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.7% on the previous year and up 130.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in Laos peaked at 0.0976 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 SDR per US$ of GDP, in 1988.

Laos ranks 96th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in Laos, year by year

Year SDR per US$ of GDP Change
1988 0.0008 SDR per US$ of GDP —
1989 0.0015 SDR per US$ of GDP +89.2%
1990 0.0014 SDR per US$ of GDP -4.9%
1991 0.0191 SDR per US$ of GDP +1238.7%
1992 0.0255 SDR per US$ of GDP +33.1%
1993 0.0331 SDR per US$ of GDP +29.8%
1994 0.0222 SDR per US$ of GDP -32.9%
1995 0.0298 SDR per US$ of GDP +34.0%
1996 0.0591 SDR per US$ of GDP +98.5%
1997 0.0423 SDR per US$ of GDP -28.5%
1998 0.0589 SDR per US$ of GDP +39.3%
1999 0.0507 SDR per US$ of GDP -14.0%
2000 0.0619 SDR per US$ of GDP +22.1%
2001 0.06 SDR per US$ of GDP -3.0%
2002 0.0818 SDR per US$ of GDP +36.3%
2003 0.0716 SDR per US$ of GDP -12.5%
2004 0.0625 SDR per US$ of GDP -12.8%
2005 0.0609 SDR per US$ of GDP -2.5%
2006 0.0644 SDR per US$ of GDP +5.7%
2007 0.081 SDR per US$ of GDP +25.7%
2008 0.0761 SDR per US$ of GDP -6.0%
2009 0.0692 SDR per US$ of GDP -9.1%
2010 0.0663 SDR per US$ of GDP -4.1%
2011 0.0504 SDR per US$ of GDP -24.0%
2012 0.0472 SDR per US$ of GDP -6.4%
2013 0.0359 SDR per US$ of GDP -24.0%
2014 0.0424 SDR per US$ of GDP +18.2%
2015 0.0494 SDR per US$ of GDP +16.4%
2016 0.0381 SDR per US$ of GDP -22.8%
2017 0.0418 SDR per US$ of GDP +9.7%
2018 0.0346 SDR per US$ of GDP -17.2%
2019 0.0385 SDR per US$ of GDP +11.2%
2020 0.0666 SDR per US$ of GDP +73.1%
2021 0.0659 SDR per US$ of GDP -1.0%
2022 0.0719 SDR per US$ of GDP +9.1%
2023 0.0789 SDR per US$ of GDP +9.7%
2024 0.0976 SDR per US$ of GDP +23.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0011 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0008 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0015 SDR per US$ of GDP 2
1990s 0.0342 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0014 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0591 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0689 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.06 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0818 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0445 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0346 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0663 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0762 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0659 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0976 SDR per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 93 Djibouti 0.1014 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 94 Brazil 0.0993 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 95 Yemen 0.0979 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 97 Colombia 0.0974 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 98 Nigeria 0.0966 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 99 Chile 0.0926 SDR per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in Laos?
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in Laos was 0.0976 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 0.0976 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2024.
What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1988.
How does Laos rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 96th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 130.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Unit
SDR per US$ of GDP
Source
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180 places, 9,219 data points, 1960–2025
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Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.