# Domestic credit to the private sector in Laos

Domestic credit to the private sector in Laos was 20.9% of GDP in 2010. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `private_sector_credit_gdp`
- Place id: `la`
- Unit: % of GDP
- Definition: Financial corporations' claims on the private sector, including loans, non-equity securities and trade credit, as a percentage of GDP. Some countries include credit to public enterprises.
- Note: Can include central banks, deposit banks and other financial corporations, so it is not a bank-loans-only measure. A published zero is valid. The latest year varies by country.
- Source: World Bank, Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
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- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/domestic-credit-private-sector/laos
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=private_sector_credit_gdp&place=la

| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---:|
| 2010 | 20.9 |
| 2009 | 17.2 |
| 2008 | 9.6 |
| 2007 | 6.5 |
| 2006 | 5.9 |
| 2005 | 7.4 |
| 2004 | 6.7 |
| 2003 | 6.9 |
| 2002 | 8.5 |
| 2001 | 9.6 |
| 2000 | 8.9 |
| 1999 | 8.4 |
| 1998 | 12.6 |
| 1997 | 13 |
| 1996 | 9 |
| 1995 | 9.1 |
| 1994 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 6.9 |
| 1992 | 4.7 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1990 | 1 |