Laos: Capital investment, percent of GDP

The latest value from 2016 is 29.01 percent, a decline from 31.56 percent in 2015. In comparison, the world average is 24.50 percent, based on data from 169 countries. Historically, the average for Laos from 1984 to 2016 is 24.11 percent. The minimum value, 6.18 percent, was reached in 1984 while the maximum of 34.06 percent was recorded in 2005. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

The capital investment in Laos and other countries is calculated as the purchases of new plant and equipment by firms, as percent of GDP. A high number is good for long-term economic growth as current investment leads to greater future production.

Definition: Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.