Economy of Laos

Economy of Laos
A street market in Luang Prabang
Currency	Lao Kip
Fiscal year	1 October - 30 September
Trade organisations	ASEAN
Statistics
GDP per capita	$2,300 (PPP; 2009 est.)
GDP by sector	services (37%), industry (33.1%), agriculture (29.9%) (2009 est.)
Inflation (CPI)	0% (2009 est.)
Population below poverty line	26% (2009 est.)
Labour force	3.65 million (2009 est.)
Labour force by occupation	agriculture (42.6%), industry (20.2%), services (37.1%) (2005 est.)
Unemployment	2.5% (2009 est.)
Main industries	copper, tin, gold, and gypsum mining; timber, electric power, agricultural processing, construction, garments, cement, tourism
Ease of Doing Business Rank	171
External
Exports	$1.104 billion (2009 est.)
Export goods	wood products, garments, electricity, coffee, tin, copper, gold
Main export partners	Thailand 29.18%, China 15.04%, Vietnam 14.96%, UK 4.29% (2009)
Imports	1.308 billion (2009 est.)
Import goods	machinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel
Main import partners	Thailand 66.2%, China 11.45%, Vietnam 5.3% (2009)
Gross external debt	$3.085 billion (2009 est)
Public finances
Public debt	$3.179 billion (2006)
Revenues	$941.5 million
Expenses	$1.129 billion (2009 est.)
Economic aid	$345 million (1999 est.)