Services, value added in Laos
Laos: Services, value added was 43.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Services, value added in Laos, 1989–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Laos stood at 43.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Laos peaked at 55.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2006.
That places Laos 176th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.4% | 44.4% | 44.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 42.7% | 39.1% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 38.1% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 40.2% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 38.8% | 44.0% | 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 services, value added in Laos?
- Services, value added in Laos was 43.6% 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 55.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2006.
- How does Laos rank for services, value added?
- Laos ranks 176th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 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.