Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre Current in Laos
Laos: Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre Current was 0.4496 units per square kilometre in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency in Laos, 1970–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.4496 units per square kilometre for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in 2017. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 337.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency in Laos peaked at 0.4496 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Laos ranks 13th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre Current in Laos, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +56.3% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +97.8% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +197.6% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +73.7% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +85.5% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +184.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +54.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +79.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +50.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1993 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1997 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | +101.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0247 units per square kilometre | +143.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0337 units per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0402 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0804 units per square kilometre | +99.8% |
| 2003 | 0.095 units per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1075 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1258 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1025 units per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1027 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1302 units per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1609 units per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1963 units per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2222 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2507 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3067 units per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3376 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3901 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3955 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4496 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.4496 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.028 units per square kilometre, 16.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.4496 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0276 units per square kilometre, 16.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, General government … General square kilometre 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 | +197.6% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +184.7% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +143.5% | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | 0.0247 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0247 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0979 units per square kilometre | 0.0337 units per square kilometre | 0.1609 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3186 units per square kilometre | 0.1963 units per square kilometre | 0.4496 units per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 10 Equatorial Guinea 0.8657 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Iraq 0.7593 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.5199 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Guinea 0.427 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Rwanda 0.3961 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Cambodia 0.3861 units per square kilometre 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 0.4496 units per square kilometre 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 0.4496 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for capital stock, general government, current prices, domestic currency?
- Laos ranks 13th out of 175 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 337.8%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.