Lao PDR Key Economic Indicators 2009

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009e	2010f
1. GDP
GDP % change	7.3	8.4	7.9	7.9	7.5	7.5
Per capita GDP (in U.S. dollar)	556	594	679	859	897	932
2. Inflation
Inflation (end period)	8.8	4.7	5.6	3.2	3.9	3.3
Inflation (annual average)	7.2	6.8	4.5	7.6	0.03	3.0
3. Government Budget (in percent of GDP)
Revenue	11.8	12.4	14.0	14.3	13.0	13.3
Expenditure	18.2	17.4	18.6	17.7	22.9	21.1
4. Money and Credit (percentage change)
M2	7.7	30.1	38.7	18.3	16.7
Total deposits in the banking system	4.3	22.1	35.6	14.5
Total credit in the banking system	24.4	-5.9	16.4	64.2
Credit to the economy	7.6	-9.1	21	84.6	82.3
Credit in percent of GDP	12.5	9.1	9.05	12.7
Deposit in percent of GDP	17.4	18.7	22.2	21.8	12.27
5. Balance of Payment
Exports	697	1,133	1,321	1,639	1,293	1,671
Imports	1,270	1,589	2,156	2,816	2,517	2,381
Trade balance	-573	-457	-835	-1,178	-1,224	-710
Current account (exclude transfers)		-452	-723	-975	-1,002	-619
Current account	-492	-367	-660	-887	-884	-493
Exchange rate (kip per dollar end period)	10,757	9,654	9,382	8,466