Laos: Capital investment, in dollars

The latest value from 2016 is 4.62 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 4.55 billion U.S. dollars in 2015. In comparison, the world average is 114.54 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 168 countries. Historically, the average for Laos from 1984 to 2016 is 1.57 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.08 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1988 while the maximum of 4.62 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2016. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.