Savings share of GDP in Laos

Gross savings in Laos were equal to 17.6% of GDP in 2016.

Measure: Gross savings as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1984 to 2016 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Laos is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Laos, 2016 17.6% % of GDP
Change from 2015 +6.9percentage points 2015: 10.7%
World, 2016 25.8% Official aggregate

Savings 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.

Gross savings as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period LaosWorld
2024 – 26.0%
2023 – 26.2%
2022 – 27.2%
2021 – 27.1%
2020 – 25.7%
2019 – 26.5%
2018 – 26.6%
2017 – 26.4%
2016 17.6% 25.8%
2015 10.7% 26.3%
2014 10.2% 26.7%
2013 5.7% 26.4%
2012 6.9% 26.7%
2011 18.4% 26.8%
2010 9.7% 26.5%
2009 16.6% 25.3%
2008 14.0% 27.4%
2007 19.1% 28.2%
2006 22.6% 28.2%
2005 20.2% 27.1%
2004 14.7% 26.6%
2003 10.6% 25.4%
2002 18.4% 25.0%
2001 1.4% 25.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +6.9 percentage points from 10.7% in 2015.
  • Since 2006, when it was 22.6%, the figure has changed by −4.9 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2016 was 25.8%.

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
NY.GNS.ICTR.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