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

Latest (2023)
1,150 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
up 23.1%
World rank
9th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1,150 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0008 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Laos, 1970–2023

02505007501.0k1.2k197019962023

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

Annual values for Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square kilometre in Laos, 1970 to 2023.
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.

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 6 Japan 1,620 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  2. 7 Colombia 1,417 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  3. 8 Syria 1,172 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  4. 10 Cambodia 997.25 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  5. 11 Uganda 948.12 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  6. 12 Singapore 937.74 million SLC per square kilometre compare

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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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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)

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Indicator
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square kilometre
Unit
million SLC per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 9,479 data points, 1970–2023
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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.