GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Laos
Laos: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 47.53 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Laos, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 47.53 million current LCU per person for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 175.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Laos peaked at 47.53 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 142,070 current LCU per person, in 1990.
That places Laos 8th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 142,070 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 162,746 current LCU per person | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 177,119 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 202,986 current LCU per person | +14.6% |
| 1994 | 230,349 current LCU per person | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 287,884 current LCU per person | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 342,013 current LCU per person | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 427,251 current LCU per person | +24.9% |
| 1998 | 804,541 current LCU per person | +88.3% |
| 1999 | 1.93 million current LCU per person | +140.4% |
| 2000 | 2.51 million current LCU per person | +29.8% |
| 2001 | 2.84 million current LCU per person | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 3.15 million current LCU per person | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 3.73 million current LCU per person | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 4.33 million current LCU per person | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 4.97 million current LCU per person | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 5.88 million current LCU per person | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 6.70 million current LCU per person | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 7.74 million current LCU per person | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 7.96 million current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 9.29 million current LCU per person | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 10.93 million current LCU per person | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 12.52 million current LCU per person | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 14.20 million current LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 15.93 million current LCU per person | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 17.24 million current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 18.71 million current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 20.05 million current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 21.38 million current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 22.47 million current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 23.37 million current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 24.50 million current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 28.72 million current LCU per person | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 36.56 million current LCU per person | +27.3% |
| 2024 | 42.84 million current LCU per person | +17.2% |
| 2025 | 47.53 million current LCU per person | +11.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 47.53 million current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 305,525 current LCU per person, 155.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 47.53 million current LCU per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92,070 current LCU per person, 516.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +140.4% | 804,541 current LCU per person | 1.93 million current LCU per person |
| 1998 | +88.3% | 427,251 current LCU per person | 804,541 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 471,102 current LCU per person | 142,070 current LCU per person | 1.93 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.98 million current LCU per person | 2.51 million current LCU per person | 7.96 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.27 million current LCU per person | 9.29 million current LCU per person | 22.47 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.92 million current LCU per person | 23.37 million current LCU per person | 47.53 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 5 Paraguay 53.02 million current LCU per person compare
- 6 South Korea 51.53 million current LCU per person compare
- 7 Uzbekistan 49.92 million current LCU per person compare
- 9 Colombia 34.70 million current LCU per person compare
- 10 Mongolia 25.20 million current LCU per person compare
- 11 Somalia 19.90 million current LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Laos
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.39 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- 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 gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Laos?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Laos was 47.53 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 47.53 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 142,070 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Laos rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Laos ranks 8th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.