Industry (including construction), value added in Laos

Laos: Industry (including construction), value added was 4.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
4.8%
Change on year
up 29.5%
World rank
59th
of 198 countries
All-time high
19.4%
in 2010
All-time low
2.6%
in 2023
Years of data
25
2001–2025

Industry (including construction), value added in Laos, 2001–2025

51015202001201320252001: 10.1 annual % growth2002: 10.1 annual % growth2003: 18.3 annual % growth2004: 7.6 annual % growth2005: 12.7 annual % growth2006: 17.6 annual % growth2007: 7.8 annual % growth2008: 12.9 annual % growth2009: 14.7 annual % growth2010: 19.4 annual % growth2011: 16.6 annual % growth2012: 13 annual % growth2013: 7.7 annual % growth2014: 7.3 annual % growth2015: 7 annual % growth2016: 12 annual % growth2017: 11.6 annual % growth2018: 7.8 annual % growth2019: 5.6 annual % growth2020: 4 annual % growth2021: 7.6 annual % growth2022: 3.3 annual % growth2023: 2.6 annual % growth2024: 3.7 annual % growth2025: 4.8 annual % growth

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.

Analysis

In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Laos stood at 4.8%.

The figure is up 29.5% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Laos peaked at 19.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2023.

Laos ranks 59th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.4% 7.6% 18.3% 9
2010s 10.8% 5.6% 19.4% 10
2020s 4.3% 2.6% 7.6% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is industry (including construction), value added in Laos?
Industry (including construction), value added in Laos was 4.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2023.
How does Laos rank for industry (including construction), value added?
Laos ranks 59th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 10,253 data points, 1961–2025
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Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.