Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Laos
Laos: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre was 12,161 current US$ per square kilometre in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Laos, 1984–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Laos is 12,161 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 81.0% on the previous year and up 260.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Laos peaked at 12,161 current US$ per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, -15.9 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1988.
Laos ranks 146th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Laos, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 380.48 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 349.7 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 351.07 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 223.38 current US$ per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 1988 | -15.9 current US$ per square kilometre | -107.1% |
| 2000 | 639.78 current US$ per square kilometre | -4122.9% |
| 2001 | 107.03 current US$ per square kilometre | -83.3% |
| 2002 | 1,399 current US$ per square kilometre | +1207.3% |
| 2003 | 926.17 current US$ per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 2004 | 1,509 current US$ per square kilometre | +63.0% |
| 2005 | 2,400 current US$ per square kilometre | +59.0% |
| 2006 | 3,378 current US$ per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 2007 | 3,502 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 3,311 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 4,203 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2010 | 2,990 current US$ per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 2011 | 6,977 current US$ per square kilometre | +133.4% |
| 2012 | 3,033 current US$ per square kilometre | -56.5% |
| 2013 | 2,968 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 5,852 current US$ per square kilometre | +97.2% |
| 2015 | 6,718 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 12,161 current US$ per square kilometre | +81.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 12,161 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28,637 current US$ per square kilometre, 42% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 12,161 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 175,301 current US$ per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +4122.9% | -15.9 current US$ per square kilometre | 639.78 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +1207.3% | 107.03 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,399 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 257.74 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.9 current US$ per square kilometre | 380.48 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,138 current US$ per square kilometre | 107.03 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,203 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,814 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,968 current US$ per square kilometre | 12,161 current US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 143 Suriname 13,701 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 144 Cameroon 13,508 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 145 Zambia 12,778 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 147 Solomon Islands 10,227 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 148 Burkina Faso 9,973 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 149 Zimbabwe 9,148 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Laos
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.39 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 60.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 19.21 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 52.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 14.03 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Laos?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Laos was 12,161 current US$ per square kilometre in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 12,161 current US$ per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.9 current US$ per square kilometre in 1988.
- How does Laos rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 146th out of 176 countries with data for 2016.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 260.0%. 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 Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.