Portfolio investments fell 749% yoy to USD -24.0 mil in Laos in 2Q2024, according to the National Statistical Office. This is 209% less than in the previous quarter.
Historically, portfolio investments in Laos reached an all time high of USD 73.4 mil in 3Q2023 and an all time low of USD -31.2 mil in 4Q2019. When compared to Laos's main peers, portfolio investments in Cambodia amounted to USD 74.1 mil, USD 43,092 mil in China, USD 815 mil in Thailand and USD -38.0 mil in Vietnam in 2Q2024.
Laos has been ranked 79th within the group of 96 countries we follow in terms of portfolio investments, 19 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Portfolio Investments (USD) | Unit | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 |
| Cambodia | USD mil | 7.83 | 28.1 | 257 | 51.3 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | USD mil | 28,312 | 38,160 | 14,258 | 13,828 | 11,054 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | USD mil | -93.4 | 76.7 | 358 | 339 | -341 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | USD mil | -32,882 | 80,962 | 25,781 | 18,470 | 4,897 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | USD mil | 36.1 | -0.219 | 3.69 | 73.4 | -25.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | USD mil | 3,268 | 3,721 | 1,084 | 3,327 | 2,122 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Russia | USD mil | -3,765 | -1,391 | -1,582 | 928 | -2,227 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | USD mil | 1,873 | 2,616 | -616 | 700 | 639 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD mil | -376,957 | 18,614 | 53,041 | 48,596 | -38,688 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | -2.00 | -30.0 | 12.0 | 54.0 | ... |
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