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

Laos: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP was 0.1028 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1028 SDR per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 23.5%
World rank
98th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.1028 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 (SDR), per unit of GDP in Laos, 1988–2024

00.0250.050.0750.11988200620241988: 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: 0.026 SDR per US$ of GDP1993: 0.035 SDR per US$ of GDP1994: 0.027 SDR per US$ of GDP1995: 0.035 SDR per US$ of GDP1996: 0.063 SDR per US$ of GDP1997: 0.048 SDR per US$ of GDP1998: 0.062 SDR per US$ of GDP1999: 0.051 SDR per US$ of GDP2000: 0.062 SDR per US$ of GDP2001: 0.062 SDR per US$ of GDP2002: 0.084 SDR per US$ of GDP2003: 0.078 SDR per US$ of GDP2004: 0.067 SDR per US$ of GDP2005: 0.065 SDR per US$ of GDP2006: 0.067 SDR per US$ of GDP2007: 0.083 SDR per US$ of GDP2008: 0.078 SDR per US$ of GDP2009: 0.078 SDR per US$ of GDP2010: 0.073 SDR per US$ of GDP2011: 0.056 SDR per US$ of GDP2012: 0.052 SDR per US$ of GDP2013: 0.04 SDR per US$ of GDP2014: 0.046 SDR per US$ of GDP2015: 0.053 SDR per US$ of GDP2016: 0.041 SDR per US$ of GDP2017: 0.045 SDR per US$ of GDP2018: 0.037 SDR per US$ of GDP2019: 0.041 SDR per US$ of GDP2020: 0.069 SDR per US$ of GDP2021: 0.074 SDR per US$ of GDP2022: 0.077 SDR per US$ of GDP2023: 0.083 SDR per US$ of GDP2024: 0.103 SDR per US$ of GDP

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Laos is 0.1028 SDR per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.5% on the previous year and up 122.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Laos peaked at 0.1028 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 SDR per US$ of GDP, in 1988.

That places Laos 98th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Reserves excluding gold (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 +90.9%
1990 0.0014 SDR per US$ of GDP -5.0%
1991 0.0195 SDR per US$ of GDP +1250.9%
1992 0.026 SDR per US$ of GDP +33.4%
1993 0.0345 SDR per US$ of GDP +32.8%
1994 0.027 SDR per US$ of GDP -21.7%
1995 0.0351 SDR per US$ of GDP +30.0%
1996 0.0629 SDR per US$ of GDP +79.0%
1997 0.0476 SDR per US$ of GDP -24.4%
1998 0.0623 SDR per US$ of GDP +30.8%
1999 0.0507 SDR per US$ of GDP -18.6%
2000 0.0619 SDR per US$ of GDP +22.1%
2001 0.0616 SDR per US$ of GDP -0.6%
2002 0.0844 SDR per US$ of GDP +37.0%
2003 0.078 SDR per US$ of GDP -7.6%
2004 0.0666 SDR per US$ of GDP -14.5%
2005 0.0645 SDR per US$ of GDP -3.2%
2006 0.0672 SDR per US$ of GDP +4.2%
2007 0.0833 SDR per US$ of GDP +23.9%
2008 0.0779 SDR per US$ of GDP -6.5%
2009 0.0779 SDR per US$ of GDP +0.0%
2010 0.0735 SDR per US$ of GDP -5.7%
2011 0.0563 SDR per US$ of GDP -23.4%
2012 0.0522 SDR per US$ of GDP -7.2%
2013 0.0401 SDR per US$ of GDP -23.2%
2014 0.0462 SDR per US$ of GDP +15.2%
2015 0.0529 SDR per US$ of GDP +14.4%
2016 0.0413 SDR per US$ of GDP -21.9%
2017 0.0448 SDR per US$ of GDP +8.4%
2018 0.0374 SDR per US$ of GDP -16.4%
2019 0.0412 SDR per US$ of GDP +10.1%
2020 0.0693 SDR per US$ of GDP +68.2%
2021 0.074 SDR per US$ of GDP +6.8%
2022 0.0766 SDR per US$ of GDP +3.4%
2023 0.0833 SDR per US$ of GDP +8.8%
2024 0.1028 SDR per US$ of GDP +23.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0012 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0008 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0015 SDR per US$ of GDP 2
1990s 0.0367 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0014 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0629 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0723 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0616 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0844 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0486 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0374 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0735 SDR per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0812 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0693 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.1028 SDR per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 95 India 0.1064 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 96 Colombia 0.104 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 97 Djibouti 0.1035 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 99 Chile 0.101 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 100 South Africa 0.0998 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 101 Yemen 0.0993 SDR per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Laos?
Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in Laos was 0.1028 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 0.1028 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2024.
What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (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 (sdr), per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 98th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 122.3%. 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 (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Unit
SDR per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
179 places, 9,198 data points, 1960–2025
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Reserves excluding gold (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.