GDP growth in Laos
Laos: GDP growth was 4.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
GDP growth in Laos, 1985–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Laos recorded 4.5% for gdp growth in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Laos peaked at 14.2% in 1989 and was at its lowest, -2.0%, in 1988.
That places Laos 63rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.1% | -2.0% | 14.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 4.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.8% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.5% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 0.5% | 4.5% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Laos
- DEC alternative conversion factor 20,444 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 12.36 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 604.50 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 39.84 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -20.95 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -1.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 44.87 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,150 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 353.24 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Laos?
- Gdp growth in Laos was 4.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 1989.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.0% in 1988.
- How does Laos rank for gdp growth?
- Laos ranks 63rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.