Gross fixed capital formation, General … square kilometre Current in Laos
Laos: Gross fixed capital formation, General … square kilometre Current was 0.044 units per square kilometre in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices in Laos, 1970–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in Laos is 0.044 units per square kilometre, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 232.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in Laos peaked at 0.044 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Laos 15th out of 171 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross fixed capital formation, 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 | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +55.1% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +87.4% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +214.2% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +90.3% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +108.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +230.5% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +44.9% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +90.3% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | +88.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +148.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +77.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +190.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 2001 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.016 units per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0204 units per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0421 units per square kilometre | +60.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.042 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.044 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.044 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0013 units per square kilometre, 33.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.044 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0089 units per square kilometre, 4.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +230.5% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1980 | +214.2% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +190.1% | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 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 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | 0.0234 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0378 units per square kilometre | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | 0.044 units per square kilometre | 7 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 12 Maldives 0.0516 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Rwanda 0.0487 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Iraq 0.0462 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Colombia 0.0337 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Hungary 0.0316 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Singapore 0.031 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 gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in Laos?
- Gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in Laos was 0.044 units per square kilometre in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.044 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices?
- Laos ranks 15th out of 171 countries with data for 2016.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 232.7%. 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 Gross fixed capital formation, 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
Gross fixed capital formation, 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.
Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices 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
Gross fixed capital formation, 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.