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Laos ( ), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR or LPDR), is the only 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... [More]
  • Last : 70,532.77
  • High : 70,560.15
  • Low : 68,878.26
  • Max Fluctuation : 506.19
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.43%
  • Open : 68,930.19
  • Time : 11:43:41
  • Yesterday : 68,930.19
  • Change % : 2.32%
  • Change : 1,602.58
  • Last : 2,192.6 (LAK)
  • High : 2,199.89
  • Low : 2,187.56
  • Max Fluctuation : 4.92
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.15%
  • Open : 2,194.9
  • Time : 11:43:46
  • Yesterday : 2,194.9
  • Change % : 0.1%
  • Change : 2.3
  • Last : 81.78 (LAK)
  • High : 81.97
  • Low : 81.63
  • Max Fluctuation : 0.08
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.18%
  • Open : 81.71
  • Time : 11:44:26
  • Yesterday : 81.71
  • Change % : 0.09%
  • Change : 0.07
  • Last : 0.9255 (LAK)
  • High : 0.9258
  • Low : 0.9242
  • Max Fluctuation : -
  • Max Fluctuation % : -
  • Open : 0.9243
  • Time : 11:38:33
  • Yesterday :
  • Change % : INF%
  • Change : 0.9255

Laos Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
USD/LAK Ask 21306.63 - 21306.63 21307.61 85.08 0.40% 2024/03/28 Time 11:25
EUR/LAK Ask 23051 - 23051 23051 4.00 0.02% 2024/03/28 Time 10:46
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
97.35 -630 200 502
Competitiveness Index
50.1 19 Dec 49.27 Points
Competitiveness Rank
113 19 Dec 112
Consumer Price Index CPI
216 35.7 212 216
Coronavirus Vaccination Rate
148 0.56 147 148
Coronavirus Vaccination Total
11111066 40732 11105076 11111066
Corporate Tax Rate
20 20 20 35
Corruption Index
28 19 31 33
Corruption Rank
136 77 126 168
Credit Rating
15 23 Jul
Currency
20456 7573 20502 20729
Current Account
57.49 -676 66.98 321
Current Account to GDP
-0.07 -26.9 2.35 2.35
Ease of Doing Business
154 19 Dec 154
Exports
1994 11.5 2038 2179
External Debt
10235 770 10213 10684
Fiscal Expenditure
33223 22 Dec 29507 LAK Billion
Food Inflation
25.49 -2.11 25.26 52.69
Foreign Direct Investment
780 8 305 780
Foreign Exchange Reserves
1782 212 1529 1782
GDP
15.47 0.6 18.83 18.98
GDP Annual Growth Rate
4.8 3.3 4.4 9.9
GDP Constant Prices
145574 81610 139408 145574
GDP From Agriculture
19488 15137 18855 19488
GDP From Construction
15834 4264 14777 15834
GDP From Manufacturing
12928 7331 12348 12928
GDP From Mining
8596 8233 8362 11052
GDP From Public Administration
8760 6063 8379 8760
GDP From Services
55103 32768 52493 55103
GDP From Transport
2443 1148 1897 2443
GDP From Utilities
18999 5497 18499 18999
GDP per capita
2599 551 2566 2599
GDP per capita PPP
7948 1939 7847 7948
Government Budget
-0.3 -8.9 -1.3 -0.3
Government Budget Value
-736 22 Dec -2329 LAK Billion
Government Debt to GDP
68.01 33.61 53.81 81.7
Government Revenues
32487 22 Dec 27178 LAK Billion
IP Addresses
13805 17 Mar 14064 IP
Imports
1897 124 1837 1897
Inflation Rate
25.35 -2.26 24.44 167
Inflation Rate Mom
2.12 -1.86 1.49 10.09
Interest Rate
7.5 3 7.5 35
Internet Speed
4031 17 Mar 3666 KBps
Minimum Wages
1600000 36400 1300000 1600000
Money Supply M0
12662 48.5 13386 13386
Money Supply M2
189849 245 138724 189849
Personal Income Tax Rate
25 24 25 28
Population
7.44 2.12 7.34 7.44
Stock Market
1160 460 1158 1570
Terrorism Index
0 0 0 4.28
Tourism Revenues
264 0 0 935
Tourist Arrivals
1294365 0 0 4791065
Unemployment Rate
2.6 0.7 3.6 3.6
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
Consumer Price Index CPI 216 212 214 222 223 216
Currency 20456 20456 20456 20456 20456 20729
Current Account to GDP -0.07 -6 2.35
Food Inflation 25.49 24 18 12 6 52.69
GDP 15.47 16.23 18.98
GDP Annual Growth Rate 4.8 4.9 9.9
GDP per capita 2599 2727 2599
GDP per capita PPP 7948 8337 7948
Government Budget -0.3 -5 -0.3
Government Debt to GDP 68.01 62 81.7
Inflation Rate 25.35 21 15 10 7 167
Interest Rate 7.5 6.5 6 6 6 35
Population 7.44 7.4 7.44
Stock Market 1160 1168 1165 1162 1159 1570
Unemployment Rate 2.6 2.8 3.6
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