Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market) in Laos
Laos: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market) was 218.4 SDR per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in Laos, 1988–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Laos is 218.4 SDR per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.9% on the previous year and up 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Laos peaked at 218.4 SDR per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1169 SDR per person, in 1988.
That places Laos 142nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market) in Laos, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.1169 SDR per person | — |
| 1989 | 1.51 SDR per person | +1188.5% |
| 1990 | 1.37 SDR per person | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 5.47 SDR per person | +300.7% |
| 1992 | 7.34 SDR per person | +34.2% |
| 1993 | 10.82 SDR per person | +47.5% |
| 1994 | 9.61 SDR per person | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 13.48 SDR per person | +40.2% |
| 1996 | 24.23 SDR per person | +79.8% |
| 1997 | 16.85 SDR per person | -30.5% |
| 1998 | 15.85 SDR per person | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 18.44 SDR per person | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 20.39 SDR per person | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 22.6 SDR per person | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 29.68 SDR per person | +31.3% |
| 2003 | 33.46 SDR per person | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 32.99 SDR per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 38.99 SDR per person | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 53.84 SDR per person | +38.1% |
| 2007 | 76.37 SDR per person | +41.8% |
| 2008 | 95.2 SDR per person | +24.7% |
| 2009 | 104.58 SDR per person | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 123.84 SDR per person | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 120.89 SDR per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 129.06 SDR per person | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 106.45 SDR per person | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 127.01 SDR per person | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 113.41 SDR per person | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 98.63 SDR per person | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 112.61 SDR per person | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 98.9 SDR per person | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 111 SDR per person | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 179.06 SDR per person | +61.3% |
| 2021 | 186.98 SDR per person | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 156.67 SDR per person | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 172.09 SDR per person | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 218.4 SDR per person | +26.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 218.4 SDR per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 304.56 SDR per person, 72% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Laos's 218.4 SDR per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,946 SDR per person, 11% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market) in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +1188.5% | 0.1169 SDR per person | 1.51 SDR per person |
| 1991 | +300.7% | 1.37 SDR per person | 5.47 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8119 SDR per person | 0.1169 SDR per person | 1.51 SDR per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.35 SDR per person | 1.37 SDR per person | 24.23 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.81 SDR per person | 20.39 SDR per person | 104.58 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.18 SDR per person | 98.63 SDR per person | 129.06 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 182.64 SDR per person | 156.67 SDR per person | 218.4 SDR per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More financial sector data for Laos
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 2.3 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.68 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 2.3 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Laos?
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Laos was 218.4 SDR per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 218.4 SDR per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1169 SDR per person in 1988.
- How does Laos rank for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?
- Laos ranks 142nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves (gold at market value) International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.