Date Post :
12-01-2015
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
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| General information |
| Capital |
Vientiane
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| Area |
236,880 Square kilometer
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| Population |
6.9 people (2014 estimate)
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| Languages |
Lao
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| Coin |
Kip or CR
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| Curence |
1,000 Kip = 4.08 Baht (February 2014)
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| Comomic Indicator |
2550
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2551
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2552
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2553
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2554
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2555
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2556F
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2557F
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| GDP (US$bn) (current prices): |
4.2
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5.3 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
8.2 |
9.2 |
10.1 |
11.0 |
| Real GDP Growth (%): |
7.8
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7.8 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
| GDP per capita (US$): |
703
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862 |
893 |
1,072 |
1,252 |
1,380 |
1,490 |
1,598 |
| Current account balance (US$m): |
-662
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-978
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-1,174 |
-1,251 |
-1,262 |
-2,602 |
-3,110 |
-3,205 |
| Current account balance (% GDP): |
-16.4
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-19.1 |
-21.0 |
-18.3 |
-21.4 |
-22.6 |
-24.0 |
-21.0
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| Inflation (% change YOY): |
4.5
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7.5
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0.0
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6.0
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7.6 |
4.3 |
6.5 |
6.0 |
| Unemployment rate (%) |
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1.9
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Detail
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nternation Trade
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Economic growth (%)
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50
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51
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52
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53
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54
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55
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51
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52
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53
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54
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55
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| Total trade |
3,431
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4,437 |
4,413
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5,770 |
7,755 |
9,688 |
29.3 |
-0.5 |
30.7 |
34.4 |
24.9 |
| Export value |
1,324
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1,601 |
1,521 |
2,196 |
3,120 |
3,444 |
20.9 |
-5.0 |
44.4 |
42.1 |
10.4 |
| Import value |
2,107
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2,837 |
2,893 |
3,574 |
4,635 |
6,244
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34.6
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2.0 |
23.6 |
29.7 |
34.7 |
| Balance of trade |
-783
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-1,236 |
-1,372 |
-1,379 |
-1,515 |
-2,800 |
57.9 |
10.9 |
0.5 |
9.9
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84.8 |
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Export markets
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Import markets
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1. Ore |
1.Capital goods and raw materials such as steel machinery |
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2. Garment |
2. Petroleum |
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3. Electric energy |
3. Materials used in sewing |
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4. Wood and product woods
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4. Refined oil
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5. Gold
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5. Parts, raw materials used in the industry
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Trade between Thailand and Lao
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