Laos vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP

Laos
0.2901 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2016
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.1869 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Laos rank
45th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
42nd

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

  • Laos
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.10.20.3196019922025

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.2901 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1869 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1032 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Laos ranks 45th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2127 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1251 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 0.2776 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2002 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2010s 0.2986 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2099 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0887 current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp, Laos or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Laos, at 0.2901 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1869 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between Laos and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
0.1032 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2016.
How do Laos and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 45th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), 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.