Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in Laos
Laos: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 was 215.66 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
215.66 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
8th
of 194 countries
All-time high
266.13 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
3.22 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in Laos, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Laos recorded 215.66 million SLC per square kilometre for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in Laos peaked at 266.13 million SLC per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.22 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
Laos ranks 8th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in Laos, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.22 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 3.37 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 3.49 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 3.81 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 3.94 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 4.19 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 4.29 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 4.23 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 4.39 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 4.15 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 4.52 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 5.16 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 5.88 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 6.9 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1984 | 5.21 million SLC per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 1985 | 6.24 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1986 | 6.44 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 9.33 million SLC per square kilometre | +44.9% |
| 1988 | 12.11 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1989 | 18.25 million SLC per square kilometre | +50.7% |
| 1990 | 18.41 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 19.04 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 19.64 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 20.9 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 23.41 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 24.7 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 28.61 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 28.79 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 27.59 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 35.25 million SLC per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 2000 | 27.72 million SLC per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2001 | 29.73 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 39.19 million SLC per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2003 | 39.71 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 49.16 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 54.99 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 70.05 million SLC per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 2007 | 94.94 million SLC per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 2008 | 96.49 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 97.77 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 85.21 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 100.13 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 129.13 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2013 | 129.41 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 143.61 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 157.08 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 168.08 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 203.16 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 231.85 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 264.97 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 266.12 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 266.13 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 246.49 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 215.66 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 215.66 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.34 million SLC per square kilometre, 92.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 215.66 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.58 million SLC per square kilometre, 136.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.91 million SLC per square kilometre | 3.22 million SLC per square kilometre | 4.39 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 8 million SLC per square kilometre | 4.52 million SLC per square kilometre | 18.25 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.63 million SLC per square kilometre | 18.41 million SLC per square kilometre | 35.25 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.98 million SLC per square kilometre | 27.72 million SLC per square kilometre | 97.77 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 161.26 million SLC per square kilometre | 85.21 million SLC per square kilometre | 264.97 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 248.6 million SLC per square kilometre | 215.66 million SLC per square kilometre | 266.13 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 5 Japan 370.56 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 6 Uzbekistan 297.61 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 7 Cambodia 253.79 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 9 Singapore 179.22 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uganda 170.72 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 11 Colombia 157.26 million SLC 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 6,670 BoP, current US$ (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 988.46 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -44.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 127.22 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in Laos?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in Laos was 215.66 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 266.13 million SLC per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.22 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015?
- Laos ranks 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. 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 Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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.