Net official development assistance … square kilometre aid in Laos
Laos: Net official development assistance … square kilometre aid was 2,231 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Laos, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net official development assistance and official aid received in Laos is 2,231 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in Laos peaked at 2,698 current US$ per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 122.1 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places Laos 111th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net official development assistance … square kilometre aid in Laos, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 223.92 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 135.35 current US$ per square kilometre | -39.6% |
| 1963 | 158.15 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1964 | 198.4 current US$ per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1965 | 295.49 current US$ per square kilometre | +48.9% |
| 1966 | 299.96 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 320.88 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 259.96 current US$ per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1969 | 289.43 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 300 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 311.35 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 288.78 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 319.8 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 255.37 current US$ per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 1975 | 155.33 current US$ per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 1976 | 122.1 current US$ per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1977 | 137 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1978 | 299.13 current US$ per square kilometre | +118.3% |
| 1979 | 227.12 current US$ per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 1980 | 195.67 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1981 | 180.55 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 173.53 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 137 current US$ per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1984 | 144.93 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 154.94 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 175.78 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 234.49 current US$ per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 1988 | 303.94 current US$ per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1989 | 463.69 current US$ per square kilometre | +52.6% |
| 1990 | 453.99 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 472.62 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 619.5 current US$ per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 1993 | 672.36 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 828.6 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1995 | 1,068 current US$ per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 1996 | 1,077 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1,054 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 919.77 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 1,087 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 1,012 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 886.61 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 1,015 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 1,099 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 1,001 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 1,045 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 1,331 current US$ per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 1,491 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 1,982 current US$ per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 2009 | 1,617 current US$ per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 1,517 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 1,612 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 1,779 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 1,834 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 2,056 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 2,041 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,731 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 2,081 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 2,551 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2019 | 2,698 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 2,300 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 2,500 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 2,371 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 2,231 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 2,231 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,834 current US$ per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 2,231 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,684 current US$ per square kilometre, 23% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance … square kilometre aid 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +118.3% | 137 current US$ per square kilometre | 299.13 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 242.39 current US$ per square kilometre | 135.35 current US$ per square kilometre | 320.88 current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 241.6 current US$ per square kilometre | 122.1 current US$ per square kilometre | 319.8 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 216.45 current US$ per square kilometre | 137 current US$ per square kilometre | 463.69 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 825.19 current US$ per square kilometre | 453.99 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,087 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,248 current US$ per square kilometre | 886.61 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,982 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,990 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,517 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,698 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,351 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,231 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,500 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 108 Cyprus 2,444 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 109 Kyrgyzstan 2,297 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 110 Ecuador 2,233 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 112 Guinea 2,164 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 113 Madagascar 2,155 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 114 Zimbabwe 2,046 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 official development assistance and official aid received in Laos?
- Net official development assistance and official aid received in Laos was 2,231 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2,698 current US$ per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 122.1 current US$ per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Laos rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Laos ranks 111th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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 official development assistance and official aid received (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) 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 official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Net official development assistance and official aid received Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) 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.