Lao PDR - Changes in net reserves

Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$) in Lao PDR was $319,223,400 as of 2020. Over the past 36 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $319,223,400 in 2020 and ($369,094,000) in 1997.

Definition: Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, and include holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other reserve assets. Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1984 ($132,718,200)
1985 ($135,503,400)
1986 ($129,620,900)
1987 ($152,135,300)
1988 ($104,313,100)
1989 ($163,807,600)
1990 ($125,912,600)
1991 ($125,470,300)
1992 ($122,025,800)
1993 ($137,481,700)
1994 ($178,437,600)
1995 ($150,640,400)
1996 ($158,355,200)
1997 ($369,094,000)
1998 ($254,200,700)
1999 ($333,093,800)
2000 $43,363,790
2001 $17,845,540
2002 ($59,543,920)
2003 $7,077,623
2004 ($12,410,570)
2005 ($6,017,595)
2006 ($93,626,980)
2007 ($211,499,600)
2008 $103,194,900
2009 $66,255,530
2010 $102,581,100
2011 ($52,059,570)
2012 $63,721,040
2013 ($76,379,100)
2014 $159,630,000
2015 $174,636,500
2016 ($168,830,900)
2017 $214,738,000
2018 ($141,485,600)
2019 $124,456,300
2020 $319,223,400

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments