Services, value added in Laos

Laos: Services, value added was 4.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
4.6%
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
60th
of 197 countries
All-time high
9.7%
in 2013
All-time low
-3.5%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2013–2025

Services, value added in Laos, 2013–2025

-505102013201920252013: 9.7 annual % growth2014: 8.1 annual % growth2015: 8 annual % growth2016: 4.7 annual % growth2017: 4.5 annual % growth2018: 6.8 annual % growth2019: 6.9 annual % growth2020: -3.5 annual % growth2021: -2.1 annual % growth2022: 2.5 annual % growth2023: 5.5 annual % growth2024: 5 annual % growth2025: 4.6 annual % growth

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

Analysis

In 2025, services, value added in Laos stood at 4.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, services, value added in Laos peaked at 9.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -3.5%, in 2020.

That places Laos 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 7.0% 4.5% 9.7% 7
2020s 2.0% -3.5% 5.5% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is services, value added in Laos?
Services, value added in Laos was 4.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest services, value added recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was -3.5% in 2020.
How does Laos rank for services, value added?
Laos ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Is services, value added rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Services, 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
240 places, 9,625 data points, 1961–2025
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Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.