Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Laos
Laos: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 40.58 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Laos, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Laos is 40.58 million SLC per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 154.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Laos peaked at 40.58 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million SLC per person, in 1970.
That places Laos 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +26.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +38.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +51.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +35.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +83.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 million SLC per person | +211.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0019 million SLC per person | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0033 million SLC per person | +74.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0059 million SLC per person | +80.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0083 million SLC per person | +40.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0235 million SLC per person | +182.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0337 million SLC per person | +43.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0423 million SLC per person | +25.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0585 million SLC per person | +38.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1072 million SLC per person | +83.3% |
| 1990 | 0.148 million SLC per person | +38.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1696 million SLC per person | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 0.193 million SLC per person | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 0.212 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.24 million SLC per person | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3024 million SLC per person | +26.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3564 million SLC per person | +17.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4451 million SLC per person | +24.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8417 million SLC per person | +89.1% |
| 1999 | 2.02 million SLC per person | +139.4% |
| 2000 | 2.62 million SLC per person | +30.2% |
| 2001 | 2.96 million SLC per person | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 3.42 million SLC per person | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 4.05 million SLC per person | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 4.72 million SLC per person | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 5.35 million SLC per person | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 6.14 million SLC per person | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 7.25 million SLC per person | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 8.15 million SLC per person | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 8.26 million SLC per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 9.54 million SLC per person | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 11.13 million SLC per person | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 12.52 million SLC per person | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 14.2 million SLC per person | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 15.93 million SLC per person | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 17.24 million SLC per person | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 18.71 million SLC per person | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 20.05 million SLC per person | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 21.38 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 22.47 million SLC per person | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 23.54 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 24.82 million SLC per person | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 28.52 million SLC per person | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 34.63 million SLC per person | +21.4% |
| 2024 | 40.58 million SLC per person | +17.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 40.58 million SLC per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2834 million SLC per person, 143.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Laos's 40.58 million SLC per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1023 million SLC per person, 396.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +211.3% | 0.0005 million SLC per person | 0.0017 million SLC per person |
| 1985 | +182.0% | 0.0083 million SLC per person | 0.0235 million SLC per person |
| 1999 | +139.4% | 0.8417 million SLC per person | 2.02 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 million SLC per person | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 0.0005 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0286 million SLC per person | 0.0017 million SLC per person | 0.1072 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4923 million SLC per person | 0.148 million SLC per person | 2.02 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.29 million SLC per person | 2.62 million SLC per person | 8.26 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.32 million SLC per person | 9.54 million SLC per person | 22.47 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.42 million SLC per person | 23.54 million SLC per person | 40.58 million SLC per person | 5 |
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)
- 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 gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Laos?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Laos was 40.58 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 40.58 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Laos ranks 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.7%. 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 Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local 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 — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.