Laos: Financial markets development, depth

The latest value from 2021 is 0.217 index points, a decline from 0.236 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.255 index points, based on data from 157 countries. Historically, the average for Laos from 1989 to 2021 is 0.136 index points. The minimum value, 0.027 index points, was reached in 2004 while the maximum of 0.255 index points was recorded in 2019. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Measures the depth (size) of financial markets using the principal component methodology with the following variables: Stock market capitalization to GDP; Stocks traded to GDP; International debt securities of government to GDP; Total debt securities of financial corporations to GDP; and Total debt securities of nonfinancial corporations to GDP. See Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.