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Laos

Laos ( ), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR or LPDR), is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia. At the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula, Laos is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. Its capital and largest city is Vientiane. Present-day Laos traces its historic and cultural identity to Lan Xang, which existed from the 13th century to the 18th century as one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia. Because of its central geographical location in Southeast Asia, the kingdom became a hub for overland trade and became wealthy economically and culturally. After a period of internal conflict, Lan Xang broke into three separate kingdoms: Luang Phrabang, Vientiane and Champasak. In 1893, the three kingdoms came under a French protectorate and were united to form what is now known as Laos. It was occupied by Japan during World War II and briefly gained independence in 1945 as a Japanese puppet state but was re-colonised by France until it won autonomy in 1949. Laos became independent in 1953 as the Kingdom of Laos, with a constitutional monarchy under Sisavang Vong. A civil war began in 195... [More]
  • Last : 27,515.92
  • High : 27,873.78
  • Low : 27,347.79
  • Max Fluctuation : 217.11
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.61%
  • Open : 27,843.21
  • Time : 03:00:23
  • Yesterday : 27,843.21
  • Change % : 1.19%
  • Change : 327.29
  • Last : 1,821.97 (LAK)
  • High : 1,829.2
  • Low : 1,821.29
  • Max Fluctuation : 3.78
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.02%
  • Open : 1,827.62
  • Time : 02:59:51
  • Yesterday : 1,827.6
  • Change % : 0.31%
  • Change : 5.63
  • Last : 88.41 (LAK)
  • High : 88.72
  • Low : 88.41
  • Max Fluctuation : 0.07
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.05%
  • Open : 88.72
  • Time : 02:59:51
  • Yesterday : 88.72
  • Change % : 0.35%
  • Change : 0.31
  • Last : 0.9545 (LAK)
  • High : 0.9547
  • Low : 0.9523
  • Max Fluctuation : -
  • Max Fluctuation % : -
  • Open : 0.9543
  • Time : 02:59:19
  • Yesterday : 0.9543
  • Change % : 0.02%
  • Change : 0.0002

Laos Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
USD/LAK Ask 20390 20637.11 20350 20637.11 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/03 Time 0:47
EUR/LAK Ask 21738 - 21738 21881 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 16:23
LAK/GBP Ask 0.0001 - 0.0001 0.0001 0.00 0.00% 2022/04/30 Time 14:39
LAK/USD Ask 0.0001 - 0.0001 0.0001 0.00 0.00% 2022/04/30 Time 14:32

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

  • Actual

  • Forecast

Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
Balance of Trade
200 23 Jun 328 USD Million
Competitiveness Index
50.1 19 Dec 49.27 Points
Competitiveness Rank
113 19 Dec 112
Consumer Price Index CPI
195 23 Aug 190 points
Coronavirus Vaccination Rate
148 22 Aug 147 doses per 100 people
Coronavirus Vaccination Total
11111066 22 Aug 11105076 doses
Corporate Tax Rate
20 23 Dec 20 percent
Corruption Index
31 22 Dec 30 Points
Corruption Rank
126 22 Dec 128
Credit Rating
15 23 Jul
Currency
20322 23 Oct 20260
Current Account
66.98 23 Jun 321 USD Million
Current Account to GDP
-0.07 22 Dec 2.35 percent of GDP
Ease of Doing Business
154 19 Dec 154
Exports
2038 23 Jun 2113 USD Million
External Debt
10235 22 Dec 10213 USD Million
Fiscal Expenditure
33223 22 Dec 29507 LAK Billion
Food Inflation
31.85 23 Aug 37.81 percent
Foreign Direct Investment
305 23 Jun 166 USD Million
Foreign Exchange Reserves
1529 23 Jun 1396 USD Million
GDP
15.72 22 Dec 18.83 USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate
4.8 23 Jun 4.4 percent
GDP Constant Prices
145574 22 Dec 139408 LAK Billion
GDP From Agriculture
19488 22 Dec 18855 LAK Billion
GDP From Construction
15834 22 Dec 14777 LAK Billion
GDP From Manufacturing
12928 22 Dec 12348 LAK Billion
GDP From Mining
8596 22 Dec 8362 LAK Billion
GDP From Public Administration
8760 22 Dec 8379 LAK Billion
GDP From Services
55103 22 Dec 52493 LAK Billion
GDP From Transport
2443 22 Dec 1897 LAK Billion
GDP From Utilities
18999 22 Dec 18499 LAK Billion
GDP per capita
2599 22 Dec 2566 USD
GDP per capita PPP
7948 22 Dec 7847 USD
Government Budget
-0.3 22 Dec -1.3 percent of GDP
Government Budget Value
-736 22 Dec -2329 LAK Billion
Government Debt to GDP
68.01 22 Dec 53.81 percent of GDP
Government Revenues
32487 22 Dec 27178 LAK Billion
IP Addresses
13805 17 Mar 14064 IP
Imports
1837 23 Jun 1785 USD Million
Inflation Rate
25.88 23 Aug 27.8 percent
Inflation Rate Mom
2.6 23 Aug 2.29 percent
Interest Rate
7.5 23 Sep 7.5 percent
Internet Speed
4031 17 Mar 3666 KBps
Money Supply M0
12662 22 Dec 13386 LAK Billion
Money Supply M2
189849 22 Dec 138724 LAK Billion
Personal Income Tax Rate
25 23 Dec 25 percent
Population
7.44 22 Dec 7.34 Million
Stock Market
1063 23 Oct 1062 points
Terrorism Index
0 22 Dec 0 Points
Tourism Revenues
264 22 Dec 0 USD Million
Tourist Arrivals
1294365 22 Dec 0 people
Unemployment Rate
2.6 22 Dec 3.6 percent
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
Consumer Price Index CPI 195 198 198 204 211 points
Currency 20322 20560 20864 21174 21486
Current Account to GDP -0.07 -3 -6 -9 percent of GDP
Food Inflation 31.85 16 12 8 6 percent
GDP 15.72 16.51 17.31 18.27 USD Billion USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate 4.8 5 percent
GDP per capita 2599 2729 2863 3020 USD USD
GDP per capita PPP 7948 8345 8754 9235 USD USD
Government Budget -0.3 -5 percent of GDP
Government Debt to GDP 68.01 64 62 60 percent of GDP
Inflation Rate 25.88 18 13 10 8 percent
Interest Rate 7.5 6.5 6.5 6 6 percent
Population 7.44 7.3 7.4 7.4 Million Million
Stock Market 1063 851 681 545 436 points