Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Laos
Laos: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0177 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Laos, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.0177 million USD per square kilometre for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 18.0% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Laos peaked at 0.0316 million USD per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
Laos ranks 161st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Laos, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +48.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +56.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | +115.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0075 million USD per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0086 million USD per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0106 million USD per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0144 million USD per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0177 million USD per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0193 million USD per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0204 million USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0247 million USD per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0282 million USD per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0316 million USD per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0313 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0302 million USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0216 million USD per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0177 million USD per square kilometre | -18.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0177 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0393 million USD per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0177 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2024 million USD per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +115.0% | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0086 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0191 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0316 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0252 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0177 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0313 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 158 Lesotho 0.0198 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 159 Malawi 0.019 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 160 Burundi 0.0185 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 162 Sierra Leone 0.0176 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 163 Gabon 0.0136 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 164 Solomon Islands 0.0136 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Laos
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.39 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 25.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Laos?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Laos was 0.0177 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0316 million USD per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Laos ranks 161st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre. 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 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 US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 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 US$ 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.