Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Laos
Laos: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Laos, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Laos 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 Laos peaked at 6.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -3.6%, in 2020.
That places Laos 110th out of 201 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 Laos, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 75% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2%, 66% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -463.0% | 1.0% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | +163.5% | -2.7% | 1.7% |
| 2018 | -69.8% | 5.6% | 1.7% |
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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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Laos?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Laos 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.6% in 2020.
- How does Laos rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Laos ranks 110th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos 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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