Lao Key Indicators 2023 (1)
Lao Key Indicators 2023 (1)
Lao Key Indicators 2023 (1)
2000
POPULATION
Total populationa as of 1 July (million) 5.1
Population density (persons/km²) 22
Population (% annual change) 2.0
Urban population (% of total population) 22.0
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Construction 650.5
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1,791.5
Transportation and storagee 508.8
Accommodation and food service activities …
Information and communicationf
Financial and insurance activities 182.9
Real estate activities …
Professional, scientific, and technical activities
Administrative and support service activities
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security g 381.7
Education
Human health and social work activities
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Other service activities 1,086.1
Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and
services-producing activities of households for own use …
Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies …
Financial intermediation services indirectly measured …
Gross value added at basic prices 12,197.4
Taxes on production and imports 720.1
Net factor income from abroad …
GNI …
At Constant Prices
GDP by industrial origin at 2002 | 2012 market prices 15,815.0
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 7,032.3
Mining and quarrying 30.8
Manufacturing 1,273.2
Electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply 838.7
Water supply; sewerage, waste management, and remediation activities
Construction 836.7
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2,148.6
Transportation and storagee 625.5
Accommodation and food service activities …
Information and communicationf
Financial and insurance activities 218.1
Real estate activities …
Professional, scientific, and technical activities
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Administrative and support service activities
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security g 678.7
Education
Human health and social work activities
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Other service activities 1,273.5
Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and
services-producing activities of households for own use …
Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies …
Financial intermediation services indirectly measured …
Gross value added at basic prices 14,956.1
Taxes less subsidies on production and imports 858.9
Net factor income from abroad …
GNI …
PRODUCTION INDEX
Agriculture; 2014–2016 = 100 34.8
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Health …
Transport …
Communication …
Recreation and culture …
Education …
Restaurants and hotels …
Miscellaneous goods and services …
Consumer (Vientiane); December 2015 = 100 35.9
Food and nonalcoholic beverages …
Alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and narcotics …
Clothing and footwear …
Housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels …
Furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance …
Health …
Transport …
Communication …
Recreation and culture …
Education …
Restaurants and hotels …
Miscellaneous goods and services …
Implicit GDP deflator; 2002 | 2012 =100 81.7
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M2 (% of GDP at current market prices) 17.4
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Net lending/Net borrowing …
Primary balance …
Transactions in Financial Assets and Liabilities (Financing)
Net acquisition of financial assets …
Domestic …
External …
Net incurrence of liabilities …
Domestic …
External …
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3. Viet Nam 74.9
4. Japan 22.8
5. Korea, Republic of 4.7
6. Singapore 31.7
7. Malaysia 1.8
8. Belgium 1.4
9. Russian Federation 1.6
10. Germany 3.5
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Total 140.2
Gold, national valuation 0.6
Foreign exchange 139.6
Reserve position in the IMF –
SDRs 0.1
… = data not available; | = marks break in series; – = magnitude equals zero; * = provisional, preliminary, estimate; 0 or 0.0 =
GDP = gross domestic product; GNI = gross national income; IMF = International Monetary Fund; km² = square kilometer; kWh
a For 2005 and 2015, figures are based on the 2005 Census of Population and Housing and the 2015 Census of Populatio
census data. For 2016 onwards, figures are estimated from Population and Housing Census 2015.
b For 2017, figures are based on the 2017 Labour Force Survey conducted using the concepts defined in the 19th Internati
Housing and the 2010 Report on the National Child Labour Survey of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
c For 2000–2016, refers to industry sectors.
d For 2000–2016, refers to services sectors.
e For 2000–2011, includes information and communication.
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f For 2000–2011, included in transportation and storage.
g Refers to the public wage bill.
h For 2017 onward, the compilation methodology shifted from cif to fob.
i Prior to 2012, follows the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (fifth edition). For 2012 onward, follows the IMF's Balance of P
Sources:
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
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568.5 844.9 1,050.2 1,154.9 1,335.2 1,620.0
2,394.8 3,123.8 3,633.6 5,145.7 5,527.8 6,399.4
709.8 853.1 1,036.3 1,146.9 1,450.3 1,624.5
… 152.0 164.6 180.6 206.6 239.5
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68.2 68.6 54.9 72.5 73.4 100.7
12.5 18.9 14.5 14.8 20.6 21.7
6.6 4.8 8.4 9.5 14.8 24.7
27.8 28.0 21.6 40.8 42.5 43.5
1.8 3.1 3.2 2.7 6.6 6.0
2.9 2.7 3.7 11.2 11.9 6.8
4.0 4.3 2.4 6.9 11.5 3.8
7.1 4.0 7.3 27.0 10.8 11.6
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139.4 204.2 238.5 249.0 257.4 356.9
2.5 2.5 4.1 4.1 5.1 7.4
133.4 195.6 215.3 229.5 238.2 334.8
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minary, estimate; 0 or 0.0 = magnitude is less than half of unit employed; $ = United States dollars; KN = kip; cif = cost, insurance, and frei
m² = square kilometer; kWh = kilowatt-hour; SDRs = special drawing rights; t = metric ton.
e 2015 Census of Population and Housing, respectively. For data prior to 2015, figures are based on annual population growth rates der
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defined in the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians and, hence, are not directly comparable with figures from the 2005 C
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ollows the IMF's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (sixth edition).
000–2004: Asian Development Bank estimates using the economy's official sources.
005–2022: Lao Statistics Bureau (LSB). Official communication, 12 July 2023; past communication.
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. FAOSTAT Database. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QI (accessed 30 June 2023
of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (BOL). Official communication, 13 April 2023; past communication.
ernment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Ministry of Finance. Official communication, 21 April 2023; past communication.
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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2,030.7 2,187.3 2,265.4 2,884.1 3,849.6 4,263.6
7,517.9 8,741.8 9,333.2 10,531.9 12,085.0 9,759.4
1,723.6 2,120.0 2,309.6 2,579.8 2,928.8 1,147.8
268.9 301.1 330.5 358.2 439.5 2,460.1
1,330.7
1,126.4 1,483.5 1,619.9 1,856.5 2,242.1 1,496.2
1,319.2 1,456.9 1,493.8 1,623.5 1,885.5 6,100.4
1,070.8
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2,264.1 3,084.7 3,472.0 4,119.1 4,482.7 6,062.9
1,431.6
421.3
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668.0 755.3 817.4 887.2 1,026.4 1,487.2
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1,481.9 1,863.6 2,113.8 2,387.3 2,528.7 | 6,062.9
1,431.6
421.3
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440.9 468.4 497.6 528.5 568.3 | 1,487.2
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… … … … 93.4 94.5
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68.9 74.1 73.2 77.5 84.0 88.3
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… … … … 96.2 98.1
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… … … … 105.9 109.4
… … … … 93.4 96.3
… … … … 97.8 98.7
… … … … 96.5 97.6
… … … … 75.1 82.0
… … … … 89.9 93.7
161.0 170.5 171.4 176.8 190.2 | 100.0
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24.3 25.0 30.4 38.0 42.1 43.8
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116.3 169.9 179.5 210.3 290.5 446.7
40.2 66.6 80.4 65.8 82.8 145.6
59.0 56.4 59.1 119.0 163.7 174.9
41.4 27.1 38.9 24.4 36.8 31.9
9.9 9.1 7.2 15.2 14.7 13.7
9.8 14.2 29.4 19.7 33.0 36.1
2.3 6.0 10.7 7.4 8.8 10.4
33.5 24.2 17.5 23.4 40.8 164.3
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563.1 663.4 722.9 816.9 771.8 837.2
7.4 10.0 10.0 10.0 16.0 19.1
540.3 638.3 632.9 728.3 677.4 739.6
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2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
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4,821.9 5,434.8 6,614.0 7,184.4 8,535.9 10,618.6
11,409.2 12,956.6 14,171.8 14,813.6 16,266.7 18,671.8
1,277.8 1,419.7 1,596.4 1,749.6 1,896.6 2,004.0
2,824.7 3,199.3 3,631.2 3,629.4 3,525.6 3,956.5
1,556.5 1,754.5 2,020.6 2,105.3 2,195.9 2,436.2
1,952.3 2,018.5 2,917.8 3,174.5 4,065.5 4,662.5
6,189.7 6,805.1 7,281.7 7,536.0 7,913.1 8,520.9
1,235.3 1,384.1 1,594.0 1,732.1 1,841.0 1,946.4
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8,866.9 11,721.9 12,134.1 13,408.6 13,795.0 14,077.9
2,233.2 3,044.5 3,294.8 3,467.5 3,547.8 3,615.0
657.3 896.0 927.5 976.2 977.4 985.1
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1,683.5 1,958.9 2,219.1 2,321.3 2,425.0 2,540.5
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85,279.0 96,994.9 104,882.4 114,368.9 124,759.4 135,420.9
8,588.6 9,802.4 12,369.2 14,910.2 15,989.4 16,993.3
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6,649.5 6,518.6 6,888.2 7,128.3 7,331.3 7,479.6
1,676.5 1,793.6 1,851.6 1,891.6 1,931.1 1,963.2
486.3 499.4 515.7 519.0 522.2 525.9
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1,544.1 1,608.9 1,658.9 1,722.6 1,777.3 1,822.9
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80,035.3 85,681.2 91,519.9 97,863.9 104,599.6 111,137.7
8,124.9 9,189.6 10,247.7 11,050.9 11,821.9 12,557.9
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95.9 96.8 97.7 100.2 101.2 102.3
109.9 110.5 103.0 99.4 102.2 106.7
98.2 98.9 99.9 100.0 99.9 101.6
98.1 99.6 99.8 100.1 100.2 100.3
98.8 99.7 100.0 100.1 100.6 101.1
89.8 96.4 99.4 100.8 101.9 104.4
98.3 99.3 99.7 100.7 102.0 103.6
94.7 98.7 100.1 101.7 102.2 105.3
89.6 95.6 99.4 104.2 103.1 105.2
95.0 98.2 99.3 101.9 102.5 103.2
89.4 94.0 98.7 100.2 101.1 110.7
80.4 88.1 100.8 102.1 101.5 103.1
99.2 101.1 102.1 100.6 100.7 101.6
89.0 89.2 92.0 100.2 101.1 101.3
110.0 110.7 102.4 99.5 103.3 109.1
96.5 97.4 100.0 100.0 100.4 104.3
100.3 100.3 100.2 100.0 99.7 98.3
99.2 99.7 99.9 100.1 100.7 101.2
92.5 97.8 99.8 101.3 102.9 105.1
95.5 96.8 98.5 100.9 101.9 102.7
106.5 112.6 115.2 118.7 120.9 123.2
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44.5 49.0 51.2 51.5 53.1 53.1
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485.3 505.9 554.7 506.4 549.4 632.6
128.7 146.4 111.0 124.1 123.2 141.7
198.3 165.4 180.6 136.9 100.7 88.8
28.0 126.6 260.4 46.5 33.8 46.2
24.1 26.2 15.7 19.7 15.3 10.7
30.9 30.4 24.7 28.0 23.4 30.6
39.6 39.7 16.6 13.9 12.1 157.7
51.9 117.6 48.2 37.3 36.2 37.0
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759.5 904.3 1,072.1 920.1 1,124.8 979.2
18.9 14.6 14.5 36.5 36.0 35.0
661.9 815.7 986.8 814.9 1,016.0 873.2
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12,980.5 14,870.5 16,853.1 20,221.9
19,589.1 20,405.1 21,172.6 24,771.0
2,189.7 2,173.1 2,208.3 3,183.6
4,370.1 2,019.8 1,589.9 2,030.0
2,609.7 2,715.7 3,020.3 3,310.8
5,162.3 5,136.0 5,433.9 5,678.4
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2,177.1 2,324.4 2,394.8 2,829.2
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103.9 109.1 113.7 145.1
109.1 110.4 117.5 166.0
103.8 108.0 112.5 121.2
102.5 104.2 105.4 116.7
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106.4 105.4 108.7 129.2
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107.6 111.5 115.8 140.0
107.5 115.7 119.5 146.0
105.5 105.5 108.4 120.3
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101.6 156.2 136.7 108.1
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