Is special drawing rights per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) rising or falling in Laos?

Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) in Laos

Name: Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) in Laos
Creator: International Monetary Fund
License: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)

Laos: Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

Change on year

down 4.0%

World rank

216th

of 220 countries

All-time high

0.0784

in 1980

All-time low

in 2025

Years of data

1957–2025

Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) in Laos, 1957–2025

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Laos recorded 0 for special drawing rights per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 59.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, special drawing rights per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) in Laos peaked at 0.0784 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2025.

That places Laos 216th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) in Laos, year by year

Annual values for Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) in Laos, 1957 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1957	0.0286	—
1958	0.0125	-56.2%
1959	0.0125	+0.0%
1960	0.0125	+0.0%
1961	0.0125	+0.0%
1962	0.0125	+0.0%
1963	0.0125	+0.0%
1964	0.0042	-66.7%
1965	0.0042	+0.0%
1966	0.0042	+0.0%
1967	0.0042	+0.0%
1968	0.0042	+0.0%
1969	0.0042	+0.0%
1970	0.0042	+0.0%
1971	0.0038	-7.9%
1972	0.0015	-60.0%
1973	0.0014	-10.0%
1974	0.0014	-1.5%
1975	0.0011	-16.3%
1976	0.0043	+277.8%
1977	0.0041	-4.4%
1978	0.0019	-53.4%
1979	0.0759	+3855.9%
1980	0.0784	+3.3%
1981	0.0286	-63.5%
1982	0.0259	-9.6%
1983	0.0273	+5.4%
1984	0.0291	+6.8%
1985	0.0096	-67.1%
1986	0.0086	-10.2%
1987	0.0018	-78.9%
1988	0.0016	-9.7%
1989	0.0011	-35.1%
1990	0.001	-5.2%
1991	0.001	-2.8%
1992	0.001	+3.2%
1993	0.001	-0.0%
1994	0.001	-6.0%
1995	0.0007	-23.5%
1996	0.0007	+2.0%
1997	0.0003	-62.2%
1998	0.0002	-40.9%
1999	0.0001	-42.3%
2000	0.0001	-2.6%
2001	0.0001	-10.2%
2002	0.0001	-17.9%
2003	0.0001	-6.6%
2004	0.0001	-3.5%
2005	0.0001	+5.0%
2006	0.0001	+4.9%
2007	0.0001	-0.9%
2008	0.0001	+13.2%
2009	0.0001	-1.9%
2010	0.0001	+7.1%
2011	0.0001	+0.8%
2012	0.0001	+0.3%
2013	0.0001	-0.7%
2014	0.0001	+5.5%
2015	0.0001	+3.8%
2016	0.0001	+2.6%
2017	0.0001	-6.8%
2018	0.0001	-0.4%
2019	0.0001	-3.2%
2020	0.0001	-8.3%
2021	0.0001	-13.6%
2022	0	-30.1%
2023	0	-14.1%
2024	0	-4.1%
2025	0	-4.0%

Laos compared with similar countries

Laos's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0072, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Laos's 0 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0991, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1979	+3855.9%	0.0019	0.0759
1976	+277.8%	0.0011	0.0043
1987	-78.9%	0.0086	0.0018
1985	-67.1%	0.0291	0.0096
1964	-66.7%	0.0125	0.0042
1981	-63.5%	0.0784	0.0286

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	0.0179	0.0125	0.0286	3
1960s	0.0075	0.0042	0.0125	10
1970s	0.01	0.0011	0.0759	10
1980s	0.0212	0.0011	0.0784	10
1990s	0.0007	0.0001	0.001	10
2000s	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001	10
2010s	0.0001	0.0001	0.0001	10
2020s	0	0	0.0001	6

Countries ranked near Laos

213 Guinea 0.0001 compare
214 Uzbekistan 0.0001 compare
215 Indonesia 0 compare
217 Somalia 0 compare
218 Vietnam 0 compare
219 Iran 0 compare

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More economy & growth data for Laos

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SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 60.62 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 19.21 units per person (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 52.95 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 14.03 units per person (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is special drawing rights per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) in Laos?: Special drawing rights per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) in Laos was 0 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest special drawing rights per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) recorded in Laos?: The highest recorded value was 0.0784 in 1980.
What is the lowest special drawing rights per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) recorded in Laos?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2025.
How does Laos rank for special drawing rights per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop))?: Laos ranks 216th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
Is special drawing rights per domestic currency (end-of-period (eop)) rising or falling in Laos?: Over the last ten years it is down 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Laos data come from?: The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP))
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 226 places, 14,210 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

This dataset contains historical exchange rate data between the US Dollar, Special Drawing Rights (SDR), Euro, and various national currencies. It includes both period average and end-of-period exchange rates.