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Foreign direct investment to GDP in Laos

Latest: 7.7%
Previous: 7.9%
Change: -0.22 (-2.8%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Foreign direct investment to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Foreign direct investment to GDP in Laos
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	0.0%
Dec 31, 1985	-0.1%
Dec 31, 1986	0.0%
Dec 31, 1987	0.0%
Dec 31, 1988	0.3%
Dec 31, 1989	0.6%
Dec 31, 1990	0.7%
Dec 31, 1991	0.7%
Dec 31, 1992	0.7%
Dec 31, 1993	2.3%
Dec 31, 1994	3.8%
Dec 31, 1995	5.4%
Dec 31, 1996	8.5%
Dec 31, 1997	5.2%
Dec 31, 1998	3.6%
Dec 31, 1999	5.4%
Dec 31, 2000	2.0%
Dec 31, 2001	1.4%
Dec 31, 2002	0.3%
Dec 31, 2003	1.0%
Dec 31, 2004	0.7%
Dec 31, 2005	1.0%
Dec 31, 2006	5.4%
Dec 31, 2007	7.7%
Dec 31, 2008	4.2%
Dec 31, 2009	5.5%
Dec 31, 2010	3.9%
Dec 31, 2011	3.4%
Dec 31, 2012	6.1%
Dec 31, 2013	5.7%
Dec 31, 2014	6.5%
Dec 31, 2015	7.5%
Dec 31, 2016	5.9%
Dec 31, 2017	9.9%
Dec 31, 2018	7.5%
Dec 31, 2019	4.0%
Dec 31, 2020	5.1%
Dec 31, 2021	5.7%
Dec 31, 2022	4.7%
Dec 31, 2023	11.2%
Dec 31, 2024	7.9%
Dec 31, 2025	7.7%

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