Foreign exchange reserves including gold rose 5.97% to USD 1,476 bil in Laos in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign exchange reserves including gold in Laos reached an all time high of USD 1,476 bil in 2021 and an all time low of USD 0.641 bil in 1988. When compared to Laos's main peers, foreign exchange reserves including gold in Cambodia amounted to USD 20,270 bil, USD 3,427,931 bil in China, USD 246,025 bil in Thailand and USD 109,371 bil in Vietnam in 2021.
Laos has been ranked 116th within the group of 133 countries we follow in terms of foreign exchange reserves including gold, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Exchange Reserves, Including 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 | 7,376 | 9,114 | 12,202 | 14,631 | 18,771 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | USD bil | 3,405,253 | 3,097,658 | 3,235,682 | 3,168,216 | 3,222,895 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | USD bil | 353,319 | 361,694 | 412,614 | 399,167 | 463,470 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | USD bil | 1,233,098 | 1,216,519 | 1,264,141 | 1,270,467 | 1,322,443 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | USD bil | 1,069 | 916 | 1,125 | 980 | 1,111 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | USD bil | 95,282 | 94,481 | 102,447 | 101,453 | 103,630 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | USD bil | 4,599 | 4,886 | 5,214 | 5,646 | 5,824 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | USD bil | 368,043 | 377,052 | 432,731 | 468,645 | 555,179 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | USD bil | 156,460 | 171,772 | 202,538 | 205,641 | 224,356 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD bil | 383,728 | 405,942 | 451,285 | 449,907 | 516,701 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | USD bil | 28,250 | 36,527 | 49,076 | 55,453 | 78,335 |
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