Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita was 0.23 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2020
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 0.23 for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.23, in 2007.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 123rd out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3 | — |
| 2001 | 0.28 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.27 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.26 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.25 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.24 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.23 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.254 | 0.23 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 1,013 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 8,907 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 20.71 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4872 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.23 in 2020, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 in 2007.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 123rd out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is inequality of food consumption vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality of food consumption vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inequality of food consumption is measured by the coefficient of variation in per capita caloric consumption. Higher values represent larger levels of dietary inequality. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.