Foreign exchange reserves excluding gold rose 5.97% to USD 1.48 bil in Laos in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign exchange reserves excluding gold in Laos reached an all time high of USD 1.48 bil in 2021 and an all time low of USD < 0.001 bil in 1988. When compared to Laos's main peers, foreign exchange reserves excluding gold in Cambodia amounted to USD 17.3 bil, USD 3,314 bil in China, USD 232 bil in Thailand and USD 109 bil in Vietnam in 2021.
Laos has been ranked 115th within the group of 133 countries we follow in terms of foreign exchange reserves excluding gold, 24 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Foreign Exchange Reserves, Excluding Gold (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Cambodia | USD bil | 6.88 | 8.39 | 11.3 | 13.4 | 17.0 | ||||||||||||||||
China | USD bil | 3,345 | 3,030 | 3,159 | 3,092 | 3,127 | ||||||||||||||||
India | USD bil | 334 | 341 | 389 | 374 | 432 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | USD bil | 1,207 | 1,188 | 1,232 | 1,239 | 1,285 | ||||||||||||||||
Laos | USD bil | 1.06 | 0.884 | 1.09 | 0.944 | 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | USD bil | 94.0 | 93.1 | 101 | 99.9 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||
Myanmar | USD bil | 4.35 | 4.62 | 4.91 | 5.35 | 5.47 | ... | |||||||||||||||
Russia | USD bil | 320 | 318 | 356 | 382 | 444 | ||||||||||||||||
Thailand | USD bil | 151 | 166 | 196 | 199 | 217 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | USD bil | 107 | 106 | 112 | 115 | 118 | ||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | USD bil | 28.3 | 36.5 | 49.1 | 55.5 | 78.3 |