Foreign assets in Laos

Laos: Foreign assets was 2.87 billion current US$ in 2020. β—† Volatile

Latest (2020)
2.87 billion current US$
Change on year
up 13.1%
World rank
129th
of 150 countries
All-time high
2.87 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
209.00 million current US$
in 1997
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets in Laos, 1995–2020

01.0B2.0B3.0B1995200720201995: 220.0M current US$1996: 314.0M current US$1997: 209.0M current US$1998: 257.0M current US$1999: 305.0M current US$2000: 328.0M current US$2001: 269.0M current US$2002: 391.0M current US$2003: 445.0M current US$2004: 522.0M current US$2005: 590.0M current US$2006: 1.0B current US$2007: 1.9B current US$2008: 1.2B current US$2009: 1.2B current US$2010: 1.5B current US$2011: 1.6B current US$2012: 1.9B current US$2013: 1.8B current US$2014: 2.1B current US$2015: 2.5B current US$2016: 2.2B current US$2017: 2.5B current US$2018: 2.7B current US$2019: 2.5B current US$2020: 2.9B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Laos recorded 2.87 billion current US$ for foreign assets in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and up 90.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets in Laos peaked at 2.87 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 209.00 million current US$, in 1997.

Laos ranks 129th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 261.00 million current US$ 209.00 million current US$ 314.00 million current US$ 5
2000s 786.40 million current US$ 269.00 million current US$ 1.88 billion current US$ 10
2010s 2.13 billion current US$ 1.50 billion current US$ 2.73 billion current US$ 10
2020s 2.87 billion current US$ 2.87 billion current US$ 2.87 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 126 Haiti 3.75 billion current US$ compare
  2. 127 Eswatini 3.46 billion current US$ compare
  3. 128 Niger 2.91 billion current US$ compare
  4. 130 Rwanda 2.55 billion current US$ compare
  5. 131 Mauritania 2.50 billion current US$ compare
  6. 132 Tajikistan 2.14 billion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places β†’

More reference data data for Laos

All data for Laos β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets in Laos?
Foreign assets in Laos was 2.87 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign assets recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 2.87 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign assets recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 209.00 million current US$ in 1997.
How does Laos rank for foreign assets?
Laos ranks 129th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 90.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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