Economic Data



(Data for 1993 unless otherwise stated)

Monetary unit: Kip.
Market exchange rate (Buying per US Dollar) (August 1994) 720.0 kip
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at 1990 Constant Prices 721.8 billion kip
Nominal GDP per capita 290.0 US$
Real growth of GDP 6-7 %
Inflation rate per annum 6.3%
Official External Debt (end-year) 1,202.1 US$ million
Debt Service Payments (DSP) 3.4 US$ million
Debt Service Ratio (DSP/Exports of goods/non-factor services) 4.6%
Exports 209.40 US$ million
Imports 375.40 US$ million
Services and Transfers (Net) 152.90 US$ million
Ration of imports to exports 1.8:1
Trade deficit 166.09 US$ million
BOP Current Account Deficit 26.30 US$ million