Regions and Countries

Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Country Economic Review

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Contents

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Executive Summary

1. Recent Economic Developments

   1. Growth, Employment, Saving, and Investment

      1. Aggregate Growth
      2. Sectoral Growth
      3. Employment and Wages
      4. Savings and Investment
      
      

   2. Fiscal Developments

      1. Revenue Developments
      2. Expenditure Developments
      
      

   3. Monetary Development and Prices

      1. Monetary Developments
      2. Interest Rates
      3. Prices
      4. Exchange Rates
      
      

   4. External Trade and Balance of Payments

      1. Exports
      2. Imports
      3. Nontrade Current Account
      4. The Capital Account

2. Short-and Medium-Term Economic Prospects and Policy Issues

   1. Policy Issues

      1. Financial Sector Reform
      2. Public Expenditure, Governance, and Decentralization
      3. State-Owned Enterprises
      
      

   2. Short- and Medium-Term Prospects

3. Poverty Reduction

   1. Trends in Poverty and Inequality

   2. Public Policies and the Poor

Appendixes [ PDF: 26kb | 8 pages ]

Table A.1 Key Economic Indicators

Table A.2.1 Gross Domestic Product By Economic Activity (Constant Prices)

Table A.2.2 Gross Domestic Product By Economic Activity (Current Prices)

Table A.3.1. Agricultural Crop Production

Table A.3.2. Agricultural Crops Harvested Plant Area

Table A.4 Average Market Exchange Rate

Table A.5. Composition of Merchandise Exports and Imports

Table A.6. Outstanding External Debt and Debt Service Payments