Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … unit GDP US in Laos
Laos: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … unit GDP US was 0.6569 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) in Laos, 1984–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.6569 current US$ per US$ of GDP for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) in Laos peaked at 0.9391 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.6569 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.
That places Laos 85th out of 190 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure … unit GDP US in Laos, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.9089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0.8995 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8851 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8944 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8764 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7814 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7676 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6801 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7609 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6945 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.658 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7651 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7411 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.6569 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7516 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 87% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.6569 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6365 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8851 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7614 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6801 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.715 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7651 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 82 Hong Kong 0.6621 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 83 Paraguay 0.6597 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 84 South Africa 0.6583 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 86 New Caledonia 0.6568 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 87 North Macedonia 0.6563 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 88 Uganda 0.6521 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) in Laos?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) in Laos was 0.6569 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9391 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1988.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6569 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- How does Laos rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$)?
- Laos ranks 85th out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current us$) rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.