Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in Laos
Laos: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita was 0.0005 million USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in Laos, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.0005 million USD per person for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in Laos peaked at 0.001 million USD per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 million USD per person, in 1970.
That places Laos 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 million USD per person | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0 million USD per person | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 0 million USD per person | +12.4% |
| 1974 | 0 million USD per person | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 0 million USD per person | +13.6% |
| 1976 | 0 million USD per person | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0 million USD per person | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0 million USD per person | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 0 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0 million USD per person | +16.4% |
| 1981 | 0 million USD per person | +22.1% |
| 1982 | 0 million USD per person | +18.1% |
| 1983 | 0 million USD per person | +18.8% |
| 1984 | 0 million USD per person | -23.8% |
| 1985 | 0 million USD per person | +20.2% |
| 1986 | 0 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0 million USD per person | +44.3% |
| 1988 | 0 million USD per person | +30.6% |
| 1989 | 0 million USD per person | +52.1% |
| 1990 | 0 million USD per person | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0 million USD per person | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 0 million USD per person | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per person | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 0 million USD per person | -33.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +32.4% |
| 2000 | 0 million USD per person | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 0 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +111.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +32.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +29.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +24.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +23.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +33.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +19.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 0.001 million USD per person | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.001 million USD per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -29.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -19.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -12.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0005 million USD per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0006 million USD per person, 83% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0005 million USD per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0015 million USD per person, 31% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +111.6% | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 151 Solomon Islands 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 152 Mauritania 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 153 Tajikistan 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 155 Kenya 0.0004 million USD per person compare
- 156 Cameroon 0.0004 million USD per person compare
- 157 Nepal 0.0004 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Laos
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.39 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 25.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in Laos?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in Laos was 0.0005 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 million USD per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita?
- Laos ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.