Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Laos
Laos: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square was 2,193 current US$ per square kilometre in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per square in Laos, 1984–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Laos is 2,193 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 214.6% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Laos peaked at 2,193 current US$ per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, -3,472 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2013.
That places Laos 138th out of 175 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Laos, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -446.74 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | -676.87 current US$ per square kilometre | +51.5% |
| 1986 | -418.9 current US$ per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 1987 | -256.63 current US$ per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 1988 | -279.27 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2000 | -519.8 current US$ per square kilometre | +86.1% |
| 2001 | -883.39 current US$ per square kilometre | +69.9% |
| 2002 | 516.77 current US$ per square kilometre | -158.5% |
| 2003 | -158.58 current US$ per square kilometre | -130.7% |
| 2004 | 244.85 current US$ per square kilometre | -254.4% |
| 2005 | 871.28 current US$ per square kilometre | +255.8% |
| 2006 | 1,576 current US$ per square kilometre | +80.9% |
| 2007 | 1,252 current US$ per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2008 | 57.39 current US$ per square kilometre | -95.4% |
| 2009 | 622.78 current US$ per square kilometre | +985.1% |
| 2010 | -1,617 current US$ per square kilometre | -359.6% |
| 2011 | 1,722 current US$ per square kilometre | -206.5% |
| 2012 | -2,385 current US$ per square kilometre | -238.5% |
| 2013 | -3,472 current US$ per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 2014 | -1,428 current US$ per square kilometre | -58.9% |
| 2015 | -1,914 current US$ per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 2016 | 2,193 current US$ per square kilometre | -214.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 2,193 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14,077 current US$ per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 2,193 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61,299 current US$ per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +985.1% | 57.39 current US$ per square kilometre | 622.78 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -415.68 current US$ per square kilometre | -676.87 current US$ per square kilometre | -256.63 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 357.98 current US$ per square kilometre | -883.39 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,576 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | -985.86 current US$ per square kilometre | -3,472 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,193 current US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 135 Kyrgyzstan 2,924 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 136 Cameroon 2,846 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 137 Djibouti 2,743 current US$ per square kilometre
- 139 Papua New Guinea 2,104 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 140 Latvia 1,649 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 141 Mali 1,503 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: net national savings (current us$), per square in Laos?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Laos was 2,193 current US$ per square kilometre in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2,193 current US$ per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,472 current US$ per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Laos rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square?
- Laos ranks 138th out of 175 countries with data for 2016.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. 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: net national savings (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) 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: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) 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.