Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit in Laos
Laos: Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit was 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per unit in Laos, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Laos is 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Laos peaked at 0.0437 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Laos 48th out of 179 countries with data for 2021, 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: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit in Laos, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0399 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 87% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 45 Uganda 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 46 Liberia 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 47 Myanmar 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 49 Congo 0.0081 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 50 East Timor 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 51 Ethiopia 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Laos?
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Laos was 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0437 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Laos rank for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit?
- Laos ranks 48th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. 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: particulate emission damage (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage Global Burden of Disease 2013 study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.