Financial Sector in Laos

32 indicators covering financial sector for Laos.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Net migration -10,645 2025 up 18.1% 153rd
Total reserves in months of imports 2.39 2024 up 3.5% 129th
Net domestic credit 15.71 trillion current LCU 2010 up 1,177.3% 41st
Domestic credit to private sector by banks 20.9% 2010 up 165.4% 139th
Net foreign assets 6.26 trillion current LCU 2010 up 339.9% 34th
Claims on central government, etc. -0.9% 2010 up 79.5% 154th
Monetary Sector credit to private sector 20.9% 2010 up 134.2% 139th
Domestic credit to private sector 20.9% 2010 up 134.2% 140th
Broad money 36.2% 2010 up 118.8% 126th
Official exchange rate 20,167 LCU per US$, period average 2024 up 150.8% 5th
Claims on private sector 24.5% 2010 up 9.3% 9th
Broad money 21.30 trillion current LCU 2010 up 844.4% 35th
Broad money growth 39.1% 2010 down 15.0% 11th
Claims on central government 1.5% 2010 up 108.6% 94th
GDP deflator: linked series 240 base year varies by country 2025 up 108.3% 39th
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 7.5% 2025 up 221.5% 39th
Broad money to total reserves ratio 2.14 2010 up 7.7% 120th
Total reserves 12.4% 2024 down 5.1% 98th
Interest rate spread 19.6% 2010 down 1.9% 4th
Deposit interest rate 3.0% 2010 down 75.0% 83rd
Consumer price index 317.16 2010 = 100 2025 up 152.1% 29th
Lending interest rate 22.6% 2010 down 29.3% 11th
Real interest rate 12.3% 2010 up 112.9% 17th
Commercial bank branches 3.02 per 100,000 adults 2024 up 6.6% 165th
Automated teller machines (ATMs) 28.3 per 100,000 adults 2024 up 45.4% 121st
International migrant stock 0.7% 2024 unchanged 182nd
International migrant stock, total 51,446 2024 up 13.0% 156th
Borrowers from commercial banks 21.07 per 1,000 adults 2024 down 47.2% 101st
Depositors with commercial banks 948.71 per 1,000 adults 2024 up 145.2% 49th
Risk premium on lending 14.6% 2010 up 609.5% 6th
Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) -291.97 million NFL, current US$ 2024 down 172.5% 62nd
Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country 4.9% 2023 down 65.9% 23rd