Lao PDR - Foreign Reserves 2003
$283.3M
+$56.9M from 2002
Lao PDR's foreign reserves was $283.3M in 2003, increased +$56.9M from $226.4M in 2002. This was the 124th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2003▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Japan | $673.6B | 43.4% |
| 2nd | China | $416.2B | 39.8% |
| 3rd | United States | $184.0B | 16.6% |
| 4th | Korea | $155.5B | 28.0% |
| 5th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $118.4B | 5.8% |
| 6th | India | $103.7B | 44.9% |
| 7th | Singapore | $97.7B | 17.2% |
| 8th | Germany | $96.8B | 8.6% |
| 9th | Russian Federation | $78.4B | 62.3% |
| 10th | France | $70.8B | 14.7% |
| 11th | Switzerland | $69.6B | 13.5% |
| 12th | Italy | $63.3B | 13.7% |
| 13th | Mexico | $59.0B | 16.5% |
| 14th | United Kingdom | $56.3B | 2.5% |
| 15th | Brazil | $49.3B | 30.3% |
| 16th | Malaysia | $44.3B | 31.2% |
| 17th | Thailand | $42.2B | 8.4% |
| 18th | Denmark | $38.0B | 37.1% |
| 19th | Norway | $37.7B | 16.4% |
| 20th | Canada | $36.3B | -2.5% |
| 21st | Indonesia | $36.3B | 13.2% |
| 22nd | Türkiye | $35.5B | 25.4% |
| 23rd | Algeria | $35.5B | 41.0% |
| 24th | Poland | $34.0B | 14.0% |
| 25th | Australia | $33.3B | 54.2% |
| 26th | Czechia | $27.0B | 13.7% |
| 27th | Spain | $26.8B | -33.5% |
| 28th | Israel | $26.3B | 9.3% |
| 29th | Saudi Arabia | $24.5B | 10.6% |
| 30th | Sweden | $22.2B | 15.6% |
| 31st | Netherlands | $21.6B | 14.0% |
| 32nd | Libya | $21.5B | 35.4% |
| 33rd | Philippines | $17.1B | 4.7% |
| 34th | Lebanon | $16.4B | 57.3% |
| 35th | Chile | $15.8B | 3.3% |
| 36th | United Arab Emirates | $15.1B | -1.7% |
| 37th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $14.6B | 3.7% |
| 38th | Belgium | $14.4B | -1.7% |
| 39th | Argentina | $14.2B | 34.9% |
| 40th | Morocco | $14.1B | 36.3% |
| 41st | Portugal | $12.8B | -27.6% |
| 42nd | Hungary | $12.8B | 23.2% |
| 43rd | Austria | $12.7B | -3.4% |
| 44th | Slovak Republic | $12.1B | 32.1% |
| 45th | Pakistan | $11.8B | 34.3% |
| 46th | Finland | $11.2B | 13.7% |
| 47th | Colombia | $10.9B | 0.7% |
| 48th | Peru | $10.2B | 5.4% |
| 49th | Romania | $9.4B | 29.7% |
| 50th | Kuwait | $8.6B | -14.3% |
| 51st | Slovenia | $8.6B | 21.7% |
| 52nd | Croatia | $8.2B | 39.2% |
| 53rd | South Africa | $8.2B | 4.3% |
| 54th | Nigeria | $7.4B | -2.0% |
| 55th | Ukraine | $6.9B | 55.7% |
| 56th | Bulgaria | $6.8B | 40.8% |
| 57th | Iraq | $6.7B | 0.0% |
| 58th | Viet Nam | $6.2B | 51.0% |
| 59th | New Zealand | $6.1B | 22.6% |
| 60th | Greece | $5.8B | -38.5% |
| 61st | Jordan | $5.4B | 30.4% |
| 62nd | Botswana | $5.3B | -2.5% |
| 63rd | Yemen, Republic of | $5.0B | 13.1% |
| 64th | Kazakhstan | $5.0B | 58.0% |
| 65th | Macao SAR, China | $4.3B | 14.3% |
| 66th | Ireland | $4.2B | -24.2% |
| 67th | Oman | $3.6B | 13.2% |
| 68th | Cyprus | $3.5B | 8.5% |
| 69th | Lithuania | $3.4B | 43.0% |
| 70th | Tunisia | $3.0B | 28.4% |
| 71st | Qatar | $3.0B | 87.6% |
| 72nd | Guatemala | $2.9B | 23.2% |
| 73rd | Malta | $2.7B | 23.5% |
| 74th | Bangladesh | $2.6B | 52.4% |
| 75th | Trinidad and Tobago | $2.5B | 20.9% |
| 76th | Sri Lanka | $2.3B | 36.9% |
| 77th | Uruguay | $2.1B | 170.3% |
| 78th | Tanzania | $2.0B | 31.1% |
| 79th | El Salvador | $2.0B | 21.6% |
| 80th | Bahrain | $1.8B | 3.6% |
| 81st | Costa Rica | $1.8B | 22.5% |
| 82nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $1.8B | 35.7% |
| 83rd | Mauritius | $1.6B | 28.4% |
| 84th | Latvia | $1.5B | 15.8% |
| 85th | Kenya | $1.5B | 38.8% |
| 86th | Ghana | $1.5B | 131.1% |
| 87th | Honduras | $1.4B | -6.0% |
| 88th | Estonia | $1.4B | 37.2% |
| 89th | Nepal | $1.3B | 20.2% |
| 90th | Jamaica | $1.2B | -27.4% |
| 91st | Ecuador | $1.2B | 16.0% |
| 92nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $1.1B | 22.9% |
| 93rd | Uganda | $1.1B | 15.7% |
| 94th | Albania | $1.0B | 19.8% |
| 95th | Panama | $1.0B | -14.5% |
| 96th | Paraguay | $983.4M | 53.4% |
| 97th | Cambodia | $982.4M | 7.6% |
| 98th | Mozambique | $947.8M | 14.9% |
| 99th | North Macedonia | $934.7M | 18.3% |
| 100th | Iceland | $818.6M | 77.4% |
| 101st | Azerbaijan | $802.8M | 11.4% |
| 102nd | Barbados | $737.9M | 10.4% |
| 103rd | Cameroon | $652.1M | 1.9% |
| 104th | Myanmar | $646.8M | 17.7% |
| 105th | Belarus | $636.5M | -7.4% |
| 106th | Angola | $634.2M | 68.9% |
| 107th | Kosovo | $535.6M | 51.5% |
| 108th | Sudan | $529.4M | 112.7% |
| 109th | Papua New Guinea | $520.5M | 51.7% |
| 110th | Nicaragua | $508.2M | 12.1% |
| 111th | Armenia | $502.0M | 16.5% |
| 112th | Bahamas, The | $491.1M | 29.0% |
| 113th | Brunei Darussalam | $474.7M | 5.7% |
| 114th | Syrian Arab Republic | $473.6M | 15.1% |
| 115th | Lesotho | $460.3M | 13.3% |
| 116th | Fiji | $423.6M | 18.0% |
| 117th | Madagascar | $414.3M | 14.0% |
| 118th | Kyrgyz Republic | $399.3M | 25.8% |
| 119th | Bhutan | $366.6M | 3.3% |
| 120th | Aruba | $336.9M | -9.9% |
| 121st | Namibia | $325.2M | 0.6% |
| 122nd | Luxembourg | $311.2M | 75.1% |
| 123rd | Moldova | $302.3M | 12.4% |
| 124th | Lao PDR | $283.3M | 25.1% |
| 125th | Guinea | $281.9M | 7.0% |
| 126th | Dominican Republic | $279.5M | -41.1% |
| 127th | Eswatini | $277.5M | 0.6% |
| 128th | Guyana | $276.4M | -2.8% |
| 129th | San Marino | $251.2M | 37.6% |
| 130th | Zambia | $247.7M | -53.7% |
| 131st | Equatorial Guinea | $237.7M | 168.5% |
| 132nd | Rwanda | $214.7M | -11.9% |
| 133rd | Mongolia | $203.6M | -23.9% |
| 134th | Gabon | $201.9M | 40.2% |
| 135th | Georgia | $196.2M | -3.0% |
| 136th | Chad | $191.7M | -13.8% |
| 137th | Maldives | $159.5M | 19.8% |
| 138th | Central African Republic | $137.1M | 7.9% |
| 139th | Zimbabwe | $136.1M | 3.3% |
| 140th | Malawi | $127.4M | -23.2% |
| 141st | Tajikistan | $117.6M | 31.3% |
| 142nd | Suriname | $114.4M | 1.0% |
| 143rd | Antigua and Barbuda | $113.8M | 29.8% |
| 144th | St. Lucia | $106.9M | 13.9% |
| 145th | Djibouti | $100.1M | 35.8% |
| 146th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $97.8M | 32.4% |
| 147th | Comoros | $94.5M | 18.0% |
| 148th | Cabo Verde | $92.6M | 20.1% |
| 149th | Micronesia, Federated States of | $89.6M | -23.7% |
| 150th | Belize | $84.7M | -26.0% |
| 151st | Samoa | $83.9M | 34.3% |
| 152nd | Grenada | $83.2M | -5.3% |
| 153rd | Seychelles | $67.4M | -3.4% |
| 154th | Burundi | $67.4M | 14.0% |
| 155th | Sierra Leone | $66.6M | -21.3% |
| 156th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $64.8M | -1.4% |
| 157th | Haiti | $62.6M | -23.8% |
| 158th | Timor-Leste | $61.3M | 41.0% |
| 159th | Gambia, The | $59.3M | -44.5% |
| 160th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $51.2M | -3.8% |
| 161st | Dominica | $47.7M | 4.9% |
| 162nd | Vanuatu | $43.8M | 20.0% |
| 163rd | Tonga | $39.8M | 58.3% |
| 164th | Congo, Republic of | $39.4M | 11.3% |
| 165th | Solomon Islands | $37.0M | 98.0% |
| 166th | Mauritania | $31.8M | -57.0% |
| 167th | São Tomé and Principe | $25.5M | 46.8% |
| 168th | Eritrea | $24.7M | -18.4% |
| 169th | Liberia | $7.4M | 123.6% |
FAQ
What was Lao PDR's foreign reserves in 2003?▾
Lao PDR's foreign reserves in 2003 was $283.3M. This ranked 124th globally.
How did Lao PDR's foreign reserves change in 2003?▾
Lao PDR's foreign reserves increased by 25.1% in 2003 compared to 2002.
Which country had the highest foreign reserves in 2003?▾
Japan had the highest foreign reserves in 2003 at $673.6B.
What is the foreign reserves of Lao PDR in 2003?▾
The foreign reserves of Lao PDR in 2003 was $283.3M. This ranked 124th globally.
How does 2003 compare to 2002 for Lao PDR's foreign reserves?▾
Lao PDR's foreign reserves went from $226.4M in 2002 to $283.3M in 2003, a 25.1% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Lao PDR matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 2003. Historically: 311 occurrences, 177 successful (57%). Outcome 24 months later: 7.2%. View full analysis →
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