Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors … Switzerland square in Laos
Laos: Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors … Switzerland square was 74.08 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland (current US$) in Laos, 1968–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, switzerland (current us$) in Laos is 74.08 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 32.0% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, switzerland (current us$) in Laos peaked at 115.9 current US$ per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0433 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1968.
Laos ranks 33rd of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors … Switzerland square in Laos, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.0433 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0.0433 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3899 current US$ per square kilometre | +800.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8666 current US$ per square kilometre | +122.2% |
| 1972 | 1.08 current US$ per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 2.34 current US$ per square kilometre | +116.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8666 current US$ per square kilometre | -63.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7799 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6932 current US$ per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3899 current US$ per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 1980 | 0.26 current US$ per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6499 current US$ per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2166 current US$ per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3033 current US$ per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1733 current US$ per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4333 current US$ per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4766 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5633 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 12.82 current US$ per square kilometre | +2176.9% |
| 1990 | 10.7 current US$ per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1991 | 7.71 current US$ per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1992 | 9.45 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1993 | 18.63 current US$ per square kilometre | +97.2% |
| 1994 | 28.29 current US$ per square kilometre | +51.9% |
| 1995 | 24.35 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 13.52 current US$ per square kilometre | -44.5% |
| 1997 | 20.67 current US$ per square kilometre | +52.9% |
| 1998 | 2.38 current US$ per square kilometre | -88.5% |
| 1999 | 4.81 current US$ per square kilometre | +101.8% |
| 2000 | 6.8 current US$ per square kilometre | +41.4% |
| 2001 | 6.93 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 8.71 current US$ per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2003 | 13.78 current US$ per square kilometre | +58.2% |
| 2004 | 12.22 current US$ per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 15.21 current US$ per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2006 | 19.5 current US$ per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 2007 | 24.18 current US$ per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 31.72 current US$ per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 2009 | 48.92 current US$ per square kilometre | +54.2% |
| 2010 | 70.93 current US$ per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2011 | 115.9 current US$ per square kilometre | +63.4% |
| 2012 | 89.77 current US$ per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 2013 | 106.37 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2014 | 86.66 current US$ per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 86.41 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.11 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 105.4 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 94.38 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 91.32 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 94.98 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 86.56 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 56.14 current US$ per square kilometre | -35.1% |
| 2023 | 74.08 current US$ per square kilometre | +32.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 74.08 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.88 current US$ per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 74.08 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.62 current US$ per square kilometre, 16.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors … Switzerland square in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +2176.9% | 0.5633 current US$ per square kilometre | 12.82 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1970 | +800.0% | 0.0433 current US$ per square kilometre | 0.3899 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0433 current US$ per square kilometre | 0.0433 current US$ per square kilometre | 0.0433 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.9261 current US$ per square kilometre | 0.3899 current US$ per square kilometre | 2.34 current US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.77 current US$ per square kilometre | 0.1733 current US$ per square kilometre | 12.82 current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 14.05 current US$ per square kilometre | 2.38 current US$ per square kilometre | 28.29 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.8 current US$ per square kilometre | 6.8 current US$ per square kilometre | 48.92 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.22 current US$ per square kilometre | 70.93 current US$ per square kilometre | 115.9 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.94 current US$ per square kilometre | 56.14 current US$ per square kilometre | 94.98 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 30 Bulgaria 100.04 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 31 Gambia 96.29 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 32 Honduras 92.89 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 34 Myanmar 69.3 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 35 Somalia 64.37 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 36 Nicaragua 63.99 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More aid effectiveness data for Laos
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 633,383 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 42,326 current US$ (2019)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 569,498 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 56.64 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 17.10 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 26.81 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 15.67 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 135,203 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 119,973 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 41.74 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, switzerland (current us$) in Laos?
- Net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, switzerland (current us$) in Laos was 74.08 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, switzerland (current us$) recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 115.9 current US$ per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, switzerland (current us$) recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0433 current US$ per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Laos rank for net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, switzerland (current us$)?
- Laos ranks 33rd out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, switzerland (current us$) rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.