Industry (including construction), value added in Laos

Laos: Industry (including construction), value added was 29.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
29.2%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
59th
of 208 countries
All-time high
34.1%
in 2021
All-time low
13.4%
in 1989
Years of data
37
1989–2025

Industry (including construction), value added in Laos, 1989–2025

01020301989200720251989: 13.4 % of GDP1990: 14.4 % of GDP1991: 16.6 % of GDP1992: 17.5 % of GDP1993: 17.4 % of GDP1994: 17.8 % of GDP1995: 18.8 % of GDP1996: 20.6 % of GDP1997: 20.6 % of GDP1998: 22.3 % of GDP1999: 22.5 % of GDP2000: 16.5 % of GDP2001: 17 % of GDP2002: 18.4 % of GDP2003: 20.1 % of GDP2004: 19.4 % of GDP2005: 23.2 % of GDP2006: 26.2 % of GDP2007: 25.4 % of GDP2008: 26.9 % of GDP2009: 25.2 % of GDP2010: 30.5 % of GDP2011: 30.8 % of GDP2012: 32.4 % of GDP2013: 30.4 % of GDP2014: 28.8 % of GDP2015: 27.7 % of GDP2016: 28.8 % of GDP2017: 30.9 % of GDP2018: 31.5 % of GDP2019: 31.5 % of GDP2020: 32.4 % of GDP2021: 34.1 % of GDP2022: 34.1 % of GDP2023: 30.5 % of GDP2024: 29 % of GDP2025: 29.2 % of GDP

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Laos is 29.2%, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Laos peaked at 34.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1989.

That places Laos 59th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 13.4% 13.4% 13.4% 1
1990s 18.8% 14.4% 22.5% 10
2000s 21.8% 16.5% 26.9% 10
2010s 30.3% 27.7% 32.4% 10
2020s 31.6% 29.0% 34.1% 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 29.2% 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 34.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1989.
How does Laos rank for industry (including construction), value added?
Laos ranks 59th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
255 places, 11,347 data points, 1960–2025
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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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.