Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Laos
Laos: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square was 1,150 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Laos, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Laos stood at 1,150 million SLC per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 182.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Laos peaked at 1,150 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Laos 9th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, 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 square in Laos, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0008 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0008 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.001 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 million SLC per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0023 million SLC per square kilometre | +55.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0032 million SLC per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0037 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0068 million SLC per square kilometre | +86.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0075 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0076 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.024 million SLC per square kilometre | +217.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0275 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0491 million SLC per square kilometre | +78.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0911 million SLC per square kilometre | +85.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1314 million SLC per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 1985 | 0.381 million SLC per square kilometre | +190.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5611 million SLC per square kilometre | +47.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7261 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1988 | 1.03 million SLC per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 1989 | 1.95 million SLC per square kilometre | +88.7% |
| 1990 | 2.77 million SLC per square kilometre | +42.0% |
| 1991 | 3.26 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1992 | 3.81 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1993 | 4.3 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 5 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 6.46 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1996 | 7.79 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 9.94 million SLC per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1998 | 19.14 million SLC per square kilometre | +92.6% |
| 1999 | 46.63 million SLC per square kilometre | +143.6% |
| 2000 | 61.72 million SLC per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2001 | 70.9 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 83.09 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 100.03 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2004 | 118.18 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 136.02 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 158.74 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 190.15 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 217.16 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 223.49 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 261.7 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 309.98 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 353.6 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 406.7 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 462.73 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 508.02 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 560.13 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 609.61 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 660.37 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 704.75 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 749.22 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 801.48 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 934.18 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 1,150 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1,150 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.16 million SLC per square kilometre, 45.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1,150 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.55 million SLC per square kilometre, 207.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square 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 | +217.5% | 0.0076 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.024 million SLC per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +190.0% | 0.1314 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.381 million SLC per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +143.6% | 19.14 million SLC per square kilometre | 46.63 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0035 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0008 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0076 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.497 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.024 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.95 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.91 million SLC per square kilometre | 2.77 million SLC per square kilometre | 46.63 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 135.95 million SLC per square kilometre | 61.72 million SLC per square kilometre | 223.49 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 483.76 million SLC per square kilometre | 261.7 million SLC per square kilometre | 704.75 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 908.78 million SLC per square kilometre | 749.22 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,150 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 6 Japan 1,620 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 7 Colombia 1,417 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 8 Syria 1,172 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 10 Cambodia 997.25 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 11 Uganda 948.12 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 12 Singapore 937.74 million SLC 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)
- 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 square in Laos?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Laos was 1,150 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1,150 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square?
- Laos ranks 9th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.8%. 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 square kilometre. 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 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 — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency 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.