Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Laos?

Over the last ten years it is up 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Laos

Name: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Laos
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Laos: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)

0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

156th

of 194 countries

All-time high

0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2013

All-time low

0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2000

Years of data

1984–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Laos, 1984–2021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Laos is 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 76.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Laos peaked at 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2000.

Laos ranks 156th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Laos, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Laos, 1984 to 2021.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1984	0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1985	0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1986	0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1987	0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1988	0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1989	0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1990	0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1991	0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1992	0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1993	0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
1994	0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1995	0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1996	0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
1997	0.0185 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
1998	0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.4%
1999	0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.0%
2000	0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.6%
2001	0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.3%
2002	0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
2003	0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
2004	0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.4%
2005	0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.8%
2006	0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2007	0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
2008	0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
2009	0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
2010	0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
2011	0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2012	0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2013	0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+108.7%
2014	0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
2015	0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2016	0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2017	0.0248 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2018	0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2019	0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2020	0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2021	0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%

Laos compared with similar countries

Laos's 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0353 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Laos's 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 67% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 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
2013	+108.7%	0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1998	-28.4%	0.0185 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP
2005	-26.8%	0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6
1990s	0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0113 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP	2

Countries ranked near Laos

153 Jordan 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
154 Comoros 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
155 Panama 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
157 Rwanda 0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
158 Qatar 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
159 Dominican Republic 0.0238 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 6,670 BoP, current US$ (2022)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person (2022)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 988.46 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -44.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 127.22 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.05 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Laos?: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Laos was 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Laos?: The highest recorded value was 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Laos?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
How does Laos rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Laos ranks 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Laos?: Over the last ten years it is up 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Laos data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure (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.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
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Indicator: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (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: 194 places, 8,330 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 27 September 2026

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (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.