International reserves — all countries

International reserves — Laos

International reserves in Laos in 2024 — 2,213,001,000 US$. Ranked 118 in the world out of 164. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 345,204.5%.

2024 2.21B US$ +25.05% vs 2023
World rank 118of 164
Period maximum 2.21B US$2024
Period minimum 640,884 US$1988

Trend over time

1988–2024 · US$

International reserves — Laos, 1988–202401B2B3B19881992199620002004200820122016202020241988: 640,884 US$1989: 8,298,780 US$1990: 8,375,549 US$1991: 34,708,286 US$1992: 46,019,623 US$1993: 69,653,376 US$1994: 67,495,870 US$1995: 98,743,357 US$1996: 175,827,946 US$1997: 117,154,326 US$1998: 117,148,077 US$1999: 135,188,366 US$2000: 144,286,276 US$2001: 156,822,241 US$2002: 226,409,478 US$2003: 283,273,041 US$2004: 296,221,795 US$2005: 327,051,177 US$2006: 483,003,280 US$2007: 730,865,696 US$2008: 901,686,245 US$2009: 1,023,354,194 US$2010: 1,208,082,726 US$2011: 1,192,801,277 US$2012: 1,293,088,589 US$2013: 1,083,878,168 US$2014: 1,233,427,356 US$2015: 1,068,907,283 US$2016: 916,030,474 US$2017: 1,125,475,868 US$2018: 980,441,053 US$2019: 1,110,905,149 US$2020: 1,894,600,081 US$2021: 1,950,518,268 US$2022: 1,576,038,535 US$2023: 1,769,745,792 US$2024: 2,213,001,000 US$
Change over the period: +2.21B (+345,204.47%) Average annual rate: 25.4 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos

Laos 2.21B US$
World computed 14.86T US$
South-Eastern Asia computed 1.11T US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.28T US$
International reserves — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 2.21B +443M +25.05%
2023 1.77B +194M +12.29%
2022 1.58B −374M −19.2%
2021 1.95B +55.92M +2.95%
2020 1.89B +784M +70.55%
2019 1.11B +130M +13.31%
2018 980M −145M −12.89%
2017 1.13B +209M +22.86%
2016 916M −153M −14.3%
2015 1.07B −165M −13.34%
2014 1.23B +150M +13.8%
2013 1.08B −209M −16.18%
2012 1.29B +100M +8.41%
2011 1.19B −15.28M −1.26%
2010 1.21B +185M +18.05%
2009 1.02B +122M +13.49%
2008 902M +171M +23.37%
2007 731M +248M +51.32%
2006 483M +156M +47.68%
2005 327M +30.83M +10.41%
2004 296M +12.95M +4.57%
2003 283M +56.86M +25.12%
2002 226M +69.59M +44.37%
2001 157M +12.54M +8.69%
2000 144M +9.1M +6.73%
1999 135M +18.04M +15.4%
1998 117M −6,249 −0.01%
1997 117M −58.67M −33.37%
1996 176M +77.08M +78.07%
1995 98.74M +31.25M +46.3%
1994 67.5M −2.16M −3.1%
1993 69.65M +23.63M +51.36%
1992 46.02M +11.31M +32.59%
1991 34.71M +26.33M +314.4%
1990 8.38M +76,770 +0.93%
1989 8.3M +7.66M +1,194.9%
1988 640,884

About the indicator

Total international reserves, including monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position in the IMF and foreign currency assets under the control of the central bank. Reserves are a buffer for servicing external obligations and supporting the exchange rate; their adequacy is assessed in months of imports.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.