Capital stock, General government, Current prices … capita Current in Laos
Laos: Capital stock, General government, Current prices … capita Current was 0.0148 units per person in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Laos, 1970–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.0148 units per person for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in 2017. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 277.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Laos peaked at 0.0148 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1970.
That places Laos 7th out of 176 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, General government, Current prices … capita Current in Laos, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +26.9% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +32.6% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +52.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +32.1% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +94.3% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +191.8% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +69.5% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +80.8% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +38.4% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +176.9% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +42.1% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +32.8% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +50.4% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +74.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | +46.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +22.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | +19.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +13.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | +28.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per person | +20.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per person | +28.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per person | +97.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 units per person | +139.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 units per person | +34.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 units per person | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0033 units per person | +96.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0038 units per person | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0043 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 units per person | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 0.004 units per person | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 units per person | +24.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0059 units per person | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0072 units per person | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 0.008 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0089 units per person | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0107 units per person | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0116 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0132 units per person | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0132 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0148 units per person | +11.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0148 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 137.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0148 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 140.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, General government, Current prices … capita Current in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +191.8% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1985 | +176.9% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1999 | +139.3% | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0011 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0109 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0148 units per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 4 South Korea 0.0236 units per person compare
- 5 Indonesia 0.0226 units per person compare
- 6 Paraguay 0.0225 units per person compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 0.0145 units per person compare
- 9 Mongolia 0.0131 units per person compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 0.0118 units per person compare
More public sector data for Laos
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9009 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 133.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Laos?
- Capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Laos was 0.0148 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0148 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency?
- Laos ranks 7th out of 176 countries with data for 2017.
- Is capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 277.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.