Laos Balance of Payments: Current Account
Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Balance
LA: BOP: Current Account: Balance data was reported at -1.234 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of -2.277 USD bn for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Balance data is updated yearly, averaging -81.300 USD mn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 139.406 USD mn in 2007 and a record low of -2.277 USD bn in 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Balance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -1,233.70 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP
LA: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data was reported at -7.805 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of -15.823 % for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging -4.817 % from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.167 % in 1999 and a record low of -15.823 % in 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -7.81 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments
LA: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in 2011. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for 2010. LA: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2011, with 21 observations. LA: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Charges for the use of intellectual property are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00 2011 | yearly | 1984 - 2011 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts
LA: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in 2011. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for 2010. LA: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2011, with 21 observations. LA: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Charges for the use of intellectual property are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00 2011 | yearly | 1984 - 2011 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods
LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data was reported at 3.352 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.769 USD bn for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 300.618 USD mn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.352 USD bn in 2016 and a record low of 43.800 USD mn in 1984. LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. Merchanting is reclassified from services to goods.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3,352.13 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services
LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data was reported at 4.183 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.613 USD bn for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 476.797 USD mn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.183 USD bn in 2016 and a record low of 58.900 USD mn in 1984. LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 4,183.11 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income
LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data was reported at 4.318 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.715 USD bn for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 491.412 USD mn from Dec 1988 (Median) to 2016, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.318 USD bn in 2016 and a record low of 76.000 USD mn in 1988. LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods exports, service exports and primary income receipts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 4,318.07 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service
LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service data was reported at 830.981 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 844.073 USD mn for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service data is updated yearly, averaging 176.179 USD mn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 844.073 USD mn in 2015 and a record low of 15.100 USD mn in 1984. LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others (goods for processing in BPM5) and maintenance and repair services n.i.e. are reclassified from goods to services.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 830.98 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports
LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data was reported at 4.263 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.788 % for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 20.000 % from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 75.117 % in 1985 and a record low of -71.579 % in 1992. LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 4.26 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports
LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data was reported at 0.274 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.418 % for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 0.848 % from Dec 1988 (Median) to 2016, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.816 % in 2013 and a record low of 0.170 % in 2001. LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.27 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports
LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data was reported at 9.726 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.995 % for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 15.789 % from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 74.211 % in 1992 and a record low of 6.742 % in 1998. LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 9.73 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports
LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data was reported at 85.736 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 85.799 % for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 64.845 % from Dec 1988 (Median) to 2016, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 95.263 % in 1992 and a record low of 3.371 % in 1988. LA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 85.74 2016 | yearly | 1988 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods
LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods data was reported at 4.739 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.233 USD bn for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 510.280 USD mn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.233 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of 149.400 USD mn in 1988. LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 4,739.45 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services
LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data was reported at 5.359 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5.875 USD bn for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 596.500 USD mn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.875 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of 176.100 USD mn in 1988. LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 5,358.62 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income
LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data was reported at 5.750 USD bn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.178 USD bn for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 638.300 USD mn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.178 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of 178.600 USD mn in 1988. LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Imports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods imports, service imports and primary income payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 5,750.30 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service
LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service data was reported at 619.170 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 642.433 USD mn for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service data is updated yearly, averaging 71.300 USD mn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 642.433 USD mn in 2015 and a record low of 25.800 USD mn in 1989. LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others (goods for processing in BPM5) and maintenance and repair services n.i.e. are reclassified from goods to services.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 619.17 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports
LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data was reported at 4.868 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.224 % for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 39.206 % from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 99.129 % in 2007 and a record low of 4.224 % in 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 4.87 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports
LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data was reported at 1.310 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.461 % for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 3.927 % from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.952 % in 2012 and a record low of -36.777 % in 2007. LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.31 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports
LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data was reported at 6.676 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.834 % for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 21.856 % from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 74.031 % in 1989 and a record low of 2.834 % in 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 6.68 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports
LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data was reported at 87.146 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 90.482 % for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 18.217 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2016, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 90.482 % in 2015 and a record low of 0.167 % in 2001. LA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 87.15 2016 | yearly | 1991 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods
LA: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data was reported at -1.387 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of -2.464 USD bn for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging -229.600 USD mn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -57.800 USD mn in 1992 and a record low of -2.464 USD bn in 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net trade in goods is the difference between exports and imports of goods. Trade in services is not included. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -1,387.32 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services
LA: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data was reported at -1.176 USD bn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of -2.262 USD bn for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging -140.200 USD mn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 92.364 USD mn in 2007 and a record low of -2.262 USD bn in 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net trade in goods and services is derived by offsetting imports of goods and services against exports of goods and services. Exports and imports of goods and services comprise all transactions involving a change of ownership of goods and services between residents of one country and the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -1,175.50 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid
LA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data was reported at 39.476 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 43.338 USD mn for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data is updated yearly, averaging 0.840 USD mn from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2016, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 75.643 USD mn in 2011 and a record low of 0.200 USD mn in 1993. LA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 39.48 2016 | yearly | 1992 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received
LA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data was reported at 124.332 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 116.384 USD mn for 2016. LA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data is updated yearly, averaging 6.452 USD mn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2017, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 124.332 USD mn in 2017 and a record low of 0.400 USD mn in 1995. LA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 116.38 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP
LA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data was reported at 0.738 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.736 % for 2016. LA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.312 % from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2017, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.261 % in 2011 and a record low of 0.023 % in 1995. LA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.74 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts
LA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts data was reported at 5.986 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13.204 USD mn for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 7.290 USD mn from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2016, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 80.151 USD mn in 2011 and a record low of 3.434 USD mn in 2013. LA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 5.99 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net
LA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data was reported at -256.721 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of -200.267 USD mn for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -40.910 USD mn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.000 USD mn in 1993 and a record low of -256.721 USD mn in 2016. LA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net primary income refers to receipts and payments of employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (receipts and payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -256.72 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments
LA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments data was reported at 391.682 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 302.537 USD mn for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 45.619 USD mn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 391.682 USD mn in 2016 and a record low of 1.400 USD mn in 1987. LA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 391.68 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts
LA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts data was reported at 134.961 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 102.270 USD mn for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 8.600 USD mn from Dec 1988 (Median) to 2016, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 134.961 USD mn in 2016 and a record low of 0.400 USD mn in 1988. LA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 134.96 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net
LA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data was reported at 198.527 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 185.498 USD mn for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 97.359 USD mn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 288.469 USD mn in 2014 and a record low of 24.900 USD mn in 1988. LA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 198.53 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments
LA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data was reported at 100.548 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 122.666 USD mn for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 57.000 USD mn from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2016, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 122.666 USD mn in 2015 and a record low of 24.907 USD mn in 2006. LA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 100.55 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts
LA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data was reported at 299.074 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 308.164 USD mn for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 116.270 USD mn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 336.028 USD mn in 2014 and a record low of 25.500 USD mn in 1988. LA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
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| 299.07 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |
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Laos LA: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP
LA: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data was reported at 9.175 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.330 % for 2015. LA: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 9.175 % from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2016, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36.948 % in 1998 and a record low of 2.713 % in 1985. LA: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Laos – Table LA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Trade in services is the sum of service exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 9.17 2016 | yearly | 1984 - 2016 |