Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) in Laos
Laos: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 2.81 billion current US$ in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Laos, 1984–2016
Source: World Bank national accounts data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Laos recorded 2.81 billion current US$ for adjusted savings: gross savings 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 in Laos peaked at 2.81 billion current US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, -3.67 million current US$, in 1988.
That places Laos 122nd out of 178 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Laos, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 87.81 million current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 80.71 million current US$ | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 81.03 million current US$ | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 51.55 million current US$ | -36.4% |
| 1988 | -3.67 million current US$ | -107.1% |
| 2000 | 147.66 million current US$ | -4122.9% |
| 2001 | 24.70 million current US$ | -83.3% |
| 2002 | 322.94 million current US$ | +1207.3% |
| 2003 | 213.76 million current US$ | -33.8% |
| 2004 | 348.39 million current US$ | +63.0% |
| 2005 | 553.81 million current US$ | +59.0% |
| 2006 | 779.66 million current US$ | +40.8% |
| 2007 | 808.27 million current US$ | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 764.21 million current US$ | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 970.03 million current US$ | +26.9% |
| 2010 | 689.98 million current US$ | -28.9% |
| 2011 | 1.61 billion current US$ | +133.4% |
| 2012 | 700.04 million current US$ | -56.5% |
| 2013 | 685.11 million current US$ | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.35 billion current US$ | +97.2% |
| 2015 | 1.55 billion current US$ | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 2.81 billion current US$ | +81.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 2.81 billion current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.62 billion current US$, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 2.81 billion current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.68 billion current US$, 29% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +4122.9% | -3.67 million current US$ | 147.66 million current US$ |
| 2002 | +1207.3% | 24.70 million current US$ | 322.94 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.49 million current US$ | -3.67 million current US$ | 87.81 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 493.34 million current US$ | 24.70 million current US$ | 970.03 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 billion current US$ | 685.11 million current US$ | 2.81 billion current US$ | 7 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 119 Bermuda 3.07 billion current US$ compare
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- 121 Nicaragua 2.84 billion current US$ compare
- 123 Burkina Faso 2.73 billion current US$ compare
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- 125 Kosovo 2.56 billion current US$ compare
- 125 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 2.56 billion current US$ 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 in Laos?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Laos was 2.81 billion current US$ in 2016, according to World Bank national accounts data files.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2.81 billion current US$ in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.67 million current US$ in 1988.
- How does Laos rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Laos ranks 122nd out of 178 countries with data for 2016.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings 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 World Bank national accounts data files, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers.