Stock market return in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Stock market return was -2.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2012–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stock market return in Lao People's Democratic Republic is -2.8%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 86.5% on the previous year and up 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 29.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -20.4%, in 2020.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 84th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stock market return in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | %, year-on-year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -9.5% | — |
| 2013 | 29.8% | -413.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -97.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -83.7% |
| 2016 | -19.3% | -15373.8% |
| 2017 | -4.2% | -78.4% |
| 2018 | -13.6% | +227.2% |
| 2019 | -14.4% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | -20.4% | +41.9% |
| 2021 | -2.8% | -86.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -3.8% | -19.3% | 29.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | -11.6% | -20.4% | -2.8% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 60.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1414 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 328.78 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 59.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 344.49 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 59.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 344.49 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 59.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 344.49 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.71 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Stock market return in Lao People's Democratic Republic was -2.8% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.4% in 2020.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for stock market return?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 84th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.9%. 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 Bloomberg, published as part of Stock market return (%, year-on-year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Stock market return is the growth rate of annual average stock market index. Annual average stock market index is constructed by taking the average of the daily stock market indexes available at Bloomberg.