Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP in Laos
Laos: Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP was 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP in Laos, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp in Laos stood at 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp in Laos peaked at 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
That places Laos 25th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP in Laos, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1994 | 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP | -27.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 1997 | 0.001 units per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP | +50.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.001 units per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, 3.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +50.5% | 0.001 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More energy & mining data for Laos
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 8.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp in Laos?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp in Laos was 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Laos rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp?
- Laos ranks 25th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.