Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Laos
Laos: Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current was 0.8573 units per square kilometre in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Laos, 1970–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.8573 units per square kilometre for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in 2017. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 374.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Laos peaked at 0.8573 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Laos 16th out of 175 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Laos, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +56.4% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +97.8% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +197.0% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +73.8% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +86.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +42.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +184.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +46.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +55.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +81.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1993 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | +101.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0378 units per square kilometre | +143.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0575 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1087 units per square kilometre | +89.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1373 units per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1634 units per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2038 units per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1748 units per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1809 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2391 units per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2983 units per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3641 units per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4037 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4589 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5469 units per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5951 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6978 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7345 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8573 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.8573 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0503 units per square kilometre, 17.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.8573 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0676 units per square kilometre, 12.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +197.0% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +184.1% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0378 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1616 units per square kilometre | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | 0.2983 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5823 units per square kilometre | 0.3641 units per square kilometre | 0.8573 units per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 13 Paraguay 1.2 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Uganda 1.05 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Hungary 0.9564 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Cambodia 0.674 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Sierra Leone 0.641 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Comoros 0.628 units 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 capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Laos?
- Capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Laos was 0.8573 units per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8573 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Laos ranks 16th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 374.0%. 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 Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency 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.
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- 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
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency 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.