Laos — Gross capital formation (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2024 · 55 observations
About this series
Gross capital formation records investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories and, where included, valuables during the period. It is a flow in the expenditure account of GDP. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The gross capital formation reading for Laos was 23% of GDP in 2024. The previous reading was 27.2% of GDP in 2023; the period change was −4.26 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 32.6% of GDP, the latest reading was below.
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Latest observations
2014–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 27.2 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 32.4 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 36.6 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 37.8 % of GDP |
6 earlier values, back to 2014
| 2019 | 38.9 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 35.9 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 33.4 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 29.6 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 30.9 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 30.7 % of GDP |