Lao PDR - DEC alternative conversion factor

DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$)

DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) in Lao PDR was 9,045.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 10,655.17 in 2005, while its lowest value was 0.12 in 1965.

Definition: The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics (line rf). Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics, supplemented by World Bank staff estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1960 96.00
1961 96.00
1962 96.00
1963 96.00
1964 288.00
1965 0.12
1966 0.12
1967 0.12
1968 0.12
1969 0.12
1970 0.12
1971 0.12
1972 0.25
1973 0.30
1974 0.30
1975 0.36
1976 1.63
1977 2.52
1978 4.20
1979 5.71
1980 10.22
1981 20.00
1982 35.00
1983 35.00
1984 35.00
1985 45.00
1986 95.00
1987 175.12
1988 392.01
1989 583.02
1990 707.75
1991 702.08
1992 716.08
1993 716.25
1994 717.67
1995 804.69
1996 921.02
1997 1,259.98
1998 3,298.33
1999 7,102.03
2000 7,878.00
2001 8,878.00
2002 10,057.00
2003 10,516.00
2004 10,585.40
2005 10,655.17
2006 10,153.62
2007 9,602.73
2008 8,740.18
2009 8,511.35
2010 8,254.16
2011 8,029.26
2012 8,006.58
2013 7,833.23
2014 8,042.42
2015 8,127.61
2016 8,124.37
2017 8,244.84
2018 8,401.33
2019 8,679.41
2020 9,045.79

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices