Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.5%
Change on year
down 37.4%
World rank
110th
of 200 countries
All-time high
6.0%
in 2013
All-time low
-3.6%
in 2020
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 1.5%.
That represents a change of down 37.4% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 6.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -3.6%, in 2020.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 110th out of 200 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.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +27.2% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -69.8% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -40.8% |
| 2020 | -3.6% | -463.0% |
| 2021 | -2.8% | -22.9% |
| 2022 | -2.7% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -163.5% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +39.1% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | -37.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 1.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -3.6% | 2.4% | 6 |
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 6,670 BoP, current US$ (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 988.46 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -44.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 127.22 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 1.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.6% in 2020.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 110th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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