Bangladesh vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP

Bangladesh
0.2854 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.2901 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2016
Bangladesh rank
47th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
45th

Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.2901 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2854 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 47th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 45th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1594 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0717 current US$ per US$ of GDP Bangladesh
2000s 0.2526 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2776 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 0.2829 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2986 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp, Bangladesh or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.2901 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2854 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Bangladesh as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
22 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2016.
How do Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Bangladesh ranks 47th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 45th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 10,917 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.