Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.3061 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.2382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
9th

Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0.20.30.40.50.60.7200020122025

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.3061 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0679 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 161 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5796 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2571 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3225 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 0.3276 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2176 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.11 constant 2015 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 fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.3061 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0679 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa?
15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), 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 fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 8,107 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 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.