Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Laos
Laos: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0.0226 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Laos, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Laos stood at 0.0226 units per person. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 173.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Laos peaked at 0.0226 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1970.
That places Laos 7th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Laos, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +26.3% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +38.8% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +51.8% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +35.4% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +83.0% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +211.3% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +74.4% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +80.8% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +40.4% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +182.0% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +43.2% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +25.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | +38.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | +83.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | +38.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per person | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per person | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per person | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per person | +26.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 units per person | +17.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 units per person | +24.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 units per person | +89.1% |
| 1999 | 0.002 units per person | +139.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 units per person | +30.2% |
| 2001 | 0.003 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 units per person | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 units per person | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0047 units per person | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0061 units per person | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0072 units per person | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0082 units per person | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0083 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0095 units per person | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0109 units per person | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0125 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0142 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0159 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0172 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0187 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0201 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0214 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0226 units per person | +5.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0226 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 150.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0226 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 320.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +211.3% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1985 | +182.0% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1999 | +139.4% | 0.0008 units per person | 0.002 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0163 units per person | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0226 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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), current prices, domestic currency, per in Laos?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Laos was 0.0226 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0226 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Laos ranks 7th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.1%. 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), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- 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.
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.