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Lao Kip

LAK

Laos · Issued by Bank of the Lao PDR

Price (USD)

$4.45e-5

Inflation (2025)

+7.74%

10y M2 change

+844%

M69 Score

27.2

M2 money supply, indexed to 2001 = 100

Every line goes up — that’s the point. Angle of attack tells the story.

All series matched through 2010; some central-bank sources lag a year or two.

LAK highlighted against the top 10 reserve currencies — M2 broad money, indexed to 2001 = 100. LAK series: World Bank (FM.LBL.BMNY.CN), as of 2010.

Market Cap (USD)

$948M

via M2 · 2010

M2 (local currency)

21.30T LAK

current LCU

CPI YoY (2025)

+7.74%

World Bank · annual

Central Bank

Bank of the Lao PDR

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Country

Laos

ISO 4217 · LAK

Last Update

2026-07-24

Daily ingest · 02:00 UTC

Lao Kip M2 money supply

Broad money in LAK (cash + deposits + close substitutes), annual back to ~1960 via World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.CN. Log scale auto-engages for hyperinflation outliers.

22 data points · annual granularity

Lao Kip inflation history

Annual CPI YoY since 1989 — World Bank consumer price index for Laos. Inflation volatility is one of three inputs into the Money2069 sound-money score.

Lao Kip (LAK) infographic — 20-year M2 money supply growth and latest inflation, with sources — Share the Lao Kip debasement card
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Purchasing power calculator

How much would your Lao Kip be worth today if you'd held it since…?

Amount in LAKIn yearRange: 1989 – 2025

100 LAK in 2001 buys today

16.37 LAKworth of goods

Lost 84% of purchasing power since 2001.

To match 2001 purchasing power, you need today

611.04 LAK

24 years of cumulative inflation.

Calculation: cumulative product of (1 + CPI YoY) from the chosen year through 2025. Source: World Bank consumer price index (annual). Daily-refreshed.

Data sources & methodology

FX (USD):: Frankfurter / ECB · daily, Exchange Rate API fallback
CPI YoY:: World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · annual
M2 broad money:: IMF / central-bank monthly · World Bank annual fallback (LCU)
Market cap (USD):: M2 / FX rate · daily
10-year M2 change:: (M2 today / M2 10y ago) − 1
M69 score:: Weighted: CPI (50%), 10y M2 growth (40%), 1y FX stability (10%)
Last fetched:: 2026-07-24 02:00:22
Country code (ISO 3166-1):: LAO

Raw data: /api/v1/currencies/current/LAK · Rates by Exchange Rate API

Frequently asked questions

Who issues the Lao Kip?+

The Lao Kip (LAK) is issued by Bank of the Lao PDR. As the monetary authority for Laos, it sets policy interest rates, manages foreign reserves, and controls the money supply.

What is the inflation rate of the Lao Kip?+

Latest available consumer price inflation for the Lao Kip: 7.74% YoY (2025). Source: World Bank annual series (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG). Daily-refreshed historical chart on this page.

Has the Lao Kip been debased?+

Every fiat currency loses purchasing power over time as central banks expand the money supply. M2 has grown by approximately 844% over the past decade. Combined with cumulative inflation, this is the gap between LAK as accounting unit and LAK as a store of value.

Is the Lao Kip sound money?+

On the Money2069 0–100 sound-money scale, the Lao Kip currently scores 27.2. The score weights inflation volatility, 10-year money-supply growth, and 1-year FX stability. Higher = closer to sound. No fiat scores 100 because no fiat has zero issuance.

How does the Lao Kip compare to gold or the US dollar?+

Use the table on the listing page to sort all 138 tracked currencies by inflation, 10-year M2 change, or M69 score. Pegged currencies (USD-pegged dirham, riyal, etc.) inherit the dollar's debasement profile; floating currencies tell their own story.

How often is this data updated?+

We pull fresh exchange rates daily from Frankfurter (ECB-sourced), with Exchange Rate API covering currencies the ECB doesn't quote, and refresh the inflation series from the World Bank. The page is statically rendered with 24-hour ISR. Source data is publicly accessible via our /api/v1/currencies endpoints.