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Laos

Lao People's Democratic Republic
LA / LAO Asia Asia
7.7M
Population
$16.5B
GDP
82
Payment BINs
28
Issuers

General Information

Capital Vientiane (Viangchan)
Continent Asia
Region Asia
Subregion East & Southeast Asia
Currency kips (LAK)
Languages Lao (official) French English various ethnic languages
Timezones UTC+7
Area 236,800 km²
Map Reference Southeastern Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam
Borders Burma Cambodia China Thailand Vietnam

Demographics

Population (2023) 7,664,993
Density 32.4 per km²
Urban Population 38.2%
Median Age 25.4 years
Life Expectancy 69.0 years
Major Cities VIENTIANE

Economy

GDP (2024) $16.5B
GDP Per Capita (2023) $2,067
Inflation (2024) 23.1%
Unemployment (2024) 1.3%
Public Debt 58.4% of GDP
Exchange Rate (2023) 17,688.874 to USD

Card Brands (Top 5)

Card Types

Card Categories (Top 5)

Leading Issuers

# Issuer BINs
1 BANQUE POUR LE COMMERCE EXTERIEUR LAO PUBLIC 9
2 JOINT DEVELOPMENT BANK, LTD. 8
3 PHONGSAVANH BANK, LTD. 8
4 BANQUE POUR LE COMMERCE EXTERIEUR LAO 5
5 BANQUE FRANCO-LAO LTD. 3
6 BANQUE FRANCO-LAO, LTD. 3
7 LAO CHINA BANK CO., LTD 3
8 LAO DEVELOPMENT BANK 3
9 SAIGON THUONG TIN COMMERCIAL JOINT STOCK BANK 3
10 ANZ BANK (LAO), LTD. 2

Main Exports

1. electricity
2. fertilizers
3. gold
4. garments
5. paper (2023)

Main Imports

1. refined petroleum
2. cars
3. raw sugar
4. plastic products
5. trucks (2023)