Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Percent change in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Percent change was 2.97 in 2031. ▼ Falling

Latest (2031)
2.97
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
19th
of 37 countries
All-time high
8.95
in 2006
All-time low
-0.4349
in 2020
Years of data
42
1990–2031

Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Percent change in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1990–2031

024681990201020311990: 6.71991: 41992: 71993: 5.91994: 8.21995: 71996: 6.91997: 6.91998: 4.31999: 42000: 6.42001: 4.82002: 6.82003: 6.22004: 7.22005: 6.92006: 92007: 7.92008: 7.82009: 7.42010: 82011: 82012: 7.82013: 82014: 7.62015: 7.32016: 72017: 6.92018: 6.22019: 4.72020: -0.4352021: 2.12022: 2.32023: 3.72024: 4.32025: 4.82026: 42027: 42028: 3.52029: 32030: 32031: 3

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 2.97 for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, percent change in 2031.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, percent change in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 8.95 in 2006 and was at its lowest, -0.4349, in 2020.

That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2031, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Percent change in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Percent change, Domestic currency (National Accounts Statistics (SNA)) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1990 to 2031.
Year Value Change
1990 6.69
1991 4 -40.2%
1992 7 +75.0%
1993 5.87 -16.2%
1994 8.16 +39.1%
1995 7.04 -13.7%
1996 6.89 -2.2%
1997 6.91 +0.2%
1998 4.28 -38.0%
1999 4.03 -5.9%
2000 6.43 +59.6%
2001 4.77 -25.8%
2002 6.81 +42.7%
2003 6.18 -9.2%
2004 7.19 +16.3%
2005 6.94 -3.4%
2006 8.95 +29.0%
2007 7.85 -12.3%
2008 7.82 -0.4%
2009 7.37 -5.7%
2010 8.02 +8.8%
2011 7.99 -0.4%
2012 7.81 -2.3%
2013 8.03 +2.8%
2014 7.61 -5.2%
2015 7.27 -4.5%
2016 7.02 -3.4%
2017 6.89 -1.9%
2018 6.25 -9.3%
2019 4.65 -25.5%
2020 -0.4349 -109.3%
2021 2.06 -574.0%
2022 2.25 +9.3%
2023 3.66 +62.4%
2024 4.3 +17.5%
2025 4.77 +11.0%
2026 4.01 -15.9%
2027 3.96 -1.4%
2028 3.5 -11.5%
2029 3 -14.3%
2030 2.98 -0.6%
2031 2.97 -0.5%

Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic's 2.97 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.15, 94% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic's 2.97 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.5, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Percent change in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +574.0% -0.4349 2.06
2020 -109.3% 4.65 -0.4349

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.09 4 8.16 10
2000s 7.03 4.77 8.95 10
2010s 7.15 4.65 8.03 10
2020s 3.11 -0.4349 4.77 10
2030s 2.98 2.97 2.98 2

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

  1. 16 Papua New Guinea 3.1 compare
  2. 17 Macau, China 3.02 compare
  3. 18 Solomon Islands 2.98 compare
  4. 20 Brunei Darussalam 2.9 compare
  5. 21 Singapore 2.5 compare
  6. 22 Thailand 2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, percent change in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, percent change in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 2.97 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, percent change recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 8.95 in 2006.
What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, percent change recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was -0.4349 in 2020.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, percent change?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 19th out of 37 countries with data for 2031.
Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, percent change rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Percent change, Domestic currency (National Accounts Statistics (SNA)). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Percent change, Domestic currency (National Accounts Statistics (SNA))
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