Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Laos
Laos: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Laos, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Laos stood at 0.0002 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Laos peaked at 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Laos ranks 143rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Laos, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0002 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0002 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0009 units per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 140 Senegal 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 141 Nicaragua 0.0003 units per square kilometre compare
- 142 Russia 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 144 Malawi 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 145 Bhutan 0.0002 units per square kilometre compare
- 146 Paraguay 0.0002 units per square kilometre 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 60.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 19.21 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 52.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 14.03 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Laos?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Laos was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Laos ranks 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.9%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.