Manufacturing, value added in Laos
Laos: Manufacturing, value added was 9.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added in Laos, 1989–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Laos recorded 9.1% for manufacturing, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Laos peaked at 15.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1989.
That places Laos 113th out of 204 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 4.2% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.7% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.5% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 7.7% | 9.2% | 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 manufacturing, value added in Laos?
- Manufacturing, value added in Laos was 9.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1989.
- How does Laos rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Laos ranks 113th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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.