Laos Investment: % of GDP
2000 - 2016 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Laos Investment: % of GDP
- Laos Investment accounted for 29.0 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2016, compared with a ratio of 31.6 % in the previous year.
- Laos investment share of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2000 to Dec 2016, with an average ratio of 31.7 %.
- The data reached an all-time high of 34.1 % in Dec 2005 and a record low of 13.4 % in Dec 2000.
The World Bank provides annual Investment as % of Nominal GDP.
Related information about Laos Investment: % of GDP
- In the latest reports, Laos GDP expanded 4.3 % YoY in Dec 2024.
- Laos Nominal GDP reached 16.1 USD bn in Dec 2024.
- Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 17.4 % in Dec 2024.
- Laos GDP Per Capita reached 1,970.0 USD in Dec 2024.
- Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 18.4 % in Dec 2016.
View Laos's Investment: % of GDP from 2000 to 2016 in the chart:
What was Laos's Investment: % of GDP in 2016?
Laos Investment accounted for 29.0 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2016, compared with a ratio of 31.6 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.0 2016 | 31.6 2015 | 13.4 2000 | 34.1 2005 | % | yearly | 2000 - 2016 |
Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 22.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 41.1 2024 | yearly | 1950 - 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 13.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 22.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 25.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Jun 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 24.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 18.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Bahrain (%) | 28.4 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 29.4 2025 | yearly | 1960 - 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | 23.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 24.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 1.8 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 23.0 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | 23.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 18.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 32.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 22.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 32.2 2024 | yearly | 1960 - 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 26.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Sep 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 26.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| China (%) | 40.6 2024 | yearly | 1952 - 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 19.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 16.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 0.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 29.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 20.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 19.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Jun 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 19.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 26.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 22.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 20.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| France (%) | 21.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 21.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 22.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 10.0 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 14.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 18.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Sep 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 21.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 26.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| India (%) | 34.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 30.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 30.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 19.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 24.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 21.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 23.6 2024 | yearly | 1960 - 2024 |
| Japan (%) | 25.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Jun 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 17.6 2023 | yearly | 1963 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 34.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 16.8 2024 | yearly | 1964 - 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 29.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Jun 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 35.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 17.7 2023 | yearly | 1962 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 38.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 29.0 2016 | yearly | 2000 - 2016 |
| Latvia (%) | 25.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 24.8 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 25.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 15.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 10.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 28.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 12.3 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Malaysia (%) | 18.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 18.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 21.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 22.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 27.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 23.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 28.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 30.9 Dec 2014 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2014 |
| Mozambique (%) | 17.7 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Myanmar (%) | 34.1 2018 | yearly | 1996 - 2018 |
| Nepal (%) | 28.1 2025 | yearly | 1965 - 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | 19.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Sep 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 19.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1987 - Jun 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 23.7 2024 | yearly | 1981 - 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 23.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1978 - Sep 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 24.8 2024 | yearly | 1967 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 14.3 2025 | yearly | 1960 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 28.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 35.7 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 25.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 20.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 22.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1972 - Sep 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 17.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 20.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 30.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2022 |
| Romania (%) | 26.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 25.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 30.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 20.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 22.2 2024 | yearly | 1960 - 2024 |
| Slovakia (%) | 19.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 21.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 15.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 21.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 30.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 2.9 2024 | yearly | 1976 - 2024 |
| Sweden (%) | 24.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 29.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
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| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 6.726 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 418.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 2,977.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 34.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 2,423.278 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 657.895 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 292.555 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 2,558.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 25.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 36,100.631 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 57,439.257 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 13.609 Jul 2025 | monthly | Feb 2005 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 7.935 Jul 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 787.449 Jul 2025 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 106.091 Jul 2025 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Jul 2025 |
| Exports: Wood Products, Pulp of Wood and Paper (USD mn) | 194.390 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Machinery and Mechanical Equipment (USD mn) | 188.310 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: Agricultural Products (USD mn) | 147.760 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Foods, Beverages, Pharmaceutical Products & Consumer Goods (USD mn) | 220.430 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: Plastic and Rubber Products (USD mn) | 142.090 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Electrical Machinery and Equipment (USD mn) | 259.880 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: Mineral Products (USD mn) | 462.100 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Iron, Steel and Other Metal Products (USD mn) | 153.890 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Imports: Crude Oil, Fuel, Lubricant and Others (USD mn) | 297.920 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) | 269,683.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Imports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) | 1,964,647.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Imports: Extra-ASEAN: EU 27 Countries (USD th) | 101,441.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) | 2,883,854.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Thailand (USD th) | 3,844,420.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Exports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) | 1,390,684.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Exports: Extra-ASEAN: India (USD th) | 101,542.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Exports: Extra-ASEAN: China (USD th) | 2,504,404.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Imports: Extra-ASEAN: Japan (USD th) | 93,722.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Imports: Intra-ASEAN: Vietnam (USD th) | 532,132.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 110.567 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 210.618 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 88.616 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 99.478 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 309.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 3.3 2024 | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 327.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 6.1 2024 | yearly | 1988 - 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -88.987 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -1.8 2024 | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 0.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -88.987 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 10,350.5 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 68.7 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -0.128 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| BoP: FA: Porfolio Investment (USD mn) | 361.05 Dec 2017 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2017 |
| FDI: Korea (USD th) | 6,183.504 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI (USD th) | 7,927,677.215 2019 | yearly | 2010 - 2019 |
| FDI: Thailand (USD th) | 341,152.687 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI: France (USD th) | 0.000 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI: China (USD th) | 1,254,236.569 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI: Vietnam (USD th) | 176,991.125 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| FDI: Mining and Quarrying (USD mn) | 126.792 2017 | yearly | 2015 - 2017 |
| FDI: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (USD mn) | 381.683 2017 | yearly | 2015 - 2017 |
| FDI: Electricity, Gas and Air-Conditioning Supply (USD mn) | 711.800 2017 | yearly | 2015 - 2017 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD mn) | 1,500.203 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Jun 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,074.015 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 16,240.862 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 15.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 8.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 2,642.9 Jun 2025 | monthly | Dec 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 2.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 31.692 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1989 - May 2021 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 17,130.491 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 12.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 11,888.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 10.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 10,651.867 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 15.11 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 56.96 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Monetary Survey: Broad Money (M2) (LAK bn) | 286,965.565 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Sep 2024 |
| Monetary Survey: Narrow Money (M1) (LAK bn) | 16,961.698 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Sep 2024 |
| Reserve Requirement Rate: LAK (%) | 8.000 2024 | yearly | 1989 - 2024 |
| Commercial Banks (CB): Deposits (LAK bn) | 309,487.370 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| Commercial Banks (CB): Loans: Total (LAK bn) | 189,193.228 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2024 |
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