Gross fixed capital formation, General government … capita Current in Laos
Laos: Gross fixed capital formation, General government … capita Current was 0.0015 units per person in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices in Laos, 1970–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2016, gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in Laos stood at 0.0015 units per person.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 187.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in Laos peaked at 0.0015 units per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1970.
That places Laos 8th out of 172 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 government … capita Current in Laos, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +26.3% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +39.4% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +51.5% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +34.9% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +84.2% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +208.1% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +85.7% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +102.6% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +221.5% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +40.9% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +84.9% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +83.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +141.9% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +30.6% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +17.7% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +23.7% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +27.7% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +74.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +185.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | +44.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per person | +18.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 units per person | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per person | +29.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 units per person | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 units per person | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 units per person | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 units per person | +58.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 units per person | +3.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0015 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 118.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0015 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 89.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation, General government … 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +221.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1980 | +208.1% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1999 | +185.1% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 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 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 7 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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 0.0015 units per person 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 0.0015 units per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices?
- Laos ranks 8th out of 172 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 187.1%. 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 capita. 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 Population, total, 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices 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
Gross fixed capital formation, 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.