Investment share of GDP in Laos

Investment in Laos was equal to 29.0% of GDP in 2016.

The latest value for Laos is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Laos, 2016 29.0% % of GDP
Change from 2015 −2.5percentage points 2015: 31.6%
World, 2016 25.7% Official aggregate

Investment share of GDP in Laos over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Investment (gross capital formation) as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period LaosWorld
2024 – 26.3%
2023 – 26.7%
2022 – 27.5%
2021 – 27.2%
2020 – 26.5%
2019 – 26.6%
2018 – 26.7%
2017 – 26.1%
2016 29.0% 25.7%
2015 31.6% 25.9%
2014 29.8% 25.9%
2013 30.6% 25.6%
2012 32.5% 25.5%
2011 28.1% 25.3%
2010 27.5% 24.6%
2009 33.9% 23.4%
2008 31.7% 25.5%
2007 32.3% 25.5%
2006 30.1% 25.0%
2005 34.1% 24.5%
2004 31.8% 24.1%
2003 27.8% 23.4%
2002 29.0% 23.3%
2001 13.5% 23.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.5 percentage points from 31.6% in 2015.
  • Since 2006, when it was 30.1%, the figure has changed by −1.1 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2016 was 25.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1984 to 2016 for Laos
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices