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Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per unit of in Laos

Laos: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per unit of was 0.0191 million SLC per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0191 million SLC per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 14.0%
World rank
4th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.0191 million SLC per US$ of GDP
in 2024
All-time low
0 million SLC per US$ of GDP
in 1984
Years of data
41
1984–2024

Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per unit of in Laos, 1984–2024

00.0050.010.0150.021984200420241984: 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP1985: 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP1986: 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP1987: 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP1988: 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP1989: 0.001 million SLC per US$ of GDP1990: 0.001 million SLC per US$ of GDP1991: 0.001 million SLC per US$ of GDP1992: 0.001 million SLC per US$ of GDP1993: 0.001 million SLC per US$ of GDP1994: 0.001 million SLC per US$ of GDP1995: 0.001 million SLC per US$ of GDP1996: 0.001 million SLC per US$ of GDP1997: 0.001 million SLC per US$ of GDP1998: 0.003 million SLC per US$ of GDP1999: 0.007 million SLC per US$ of GDP2000: 0.008 million SLC per US$ of GDP2001: 0.009 million SLC per US$ of GDP2002: 0.011 million SLC per US$ of GDP2003: 0.011 million SLC per US$ of GDP2004: 0.012 million SLC per US$ of GDP2005: 0.011 million SLC per US$ of GDP2006: 0.011 million SLC per US$ of GDP2007: 0.01 million SLC per US$ of GDP2008: 0.009 million SLC per US$ of GDP2009: 0.009 million SLC per US$ of GDP2010: 0.008 million SLC per US$ of GDP2011: 0.008 million SLC per US$ of GDP2012: 0.008 million SLC per US$ of GDP2013: 0.008 million SLC per US$ of GDP2014: 0.008 million SLC per US$ of GDP2015: 0.008 million SLC per US$ of GDP2016: 0.008 million SLC per US$ of GDP2017: 0.008 million SLC per US$ of GDP2018: 0.008 million SLC per US$ of GDP2019: 0.009 million SLC per US$ of GDP2020: 0.009 million SLC per US$ of GDP2021: 0.01 million SLC per US$ of GDP2022: 0.014 million SLC per US$ of GDP2023: 0.017 million SLC per US$ of GDP2024: 0.019 million SLC per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Laos recorded 0.0191 million SLC per US$ of GDP for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

The figure is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 137.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of in Laos peaked at 0.0191 million SLC per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP, in 1984.

Laos ranks 4th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 unit of in Laos, year by year

Year million SLC per US$ of GDP Change
1984 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP —
1985 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP +115.3%
1986 0.0001 million SLC per US$ of GDP +96.2%
1987 0.0002 million SLC per US$ of GDP +111.5%
1988 0.0004 million SLC per US$ of GDP +157.9%
1989 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP +58.3%
1990 0.0007 million SLC per US$ of GDP +17.2%
1991 0.0007 million SLC per US$ of GDP -0.8%
1992 0.0008 million SLC per US$ of GDP +6.6%
1993 0.0007 million SLC per US$ of GDP -4.1%
1994 0.0007 million SLC per US$ of GDP -0.0%
1995 0.0008 million SLC per US$ of GDP +13.0%
1996 0.001 million SLC per US$ of GDP +13.6%
1997 0.0013 million SLC per US$ of GDP +36.7%
1998 0.0035 million SLC per US$ of GDP +162.9%
1999 0.0074 million SLC per US$ of GDP +114.5%
2000 0.0082 million SLC per US$ of GDP +11.2%
2001 0.0093 million SLC per US$ of GDP +12.4%
2002 0.0109 million SLC per US$ of GDP +17.9%
2003 0.0114 million SLC per US$ of GDP +4.6%
2004 0.0115 million SLC per US$ of GDP +1.0%
2005 0.0115 million SLC per US$ of GDP -0.4%
2006 0.0106 million SLC per US$ of GDP -7.6%
2007 0.0104 million SLC per US$ of GDP -2.0%
2008 0.0092 million SLC per US$ of GDP -11.4%
2009 0.0088 million SLC per US$ of GDP -4.0%
2010 0.0085 million SLC per US$ of GDP -4.2%
2011 0.0082 million SLC per US$ of GDP -3.5%
2012 0.008 million SLC per US$ of GDP -2.1%
2013 0.0078 million SLC per US$ of GDP -2.2%
2014 0.008 million SLC per US$ of GDP +2.7%
2015 0.0081 million SLC per US$ of GDP +1.1%
2016 0.0081 million SLC per US$ of GDP -0.0%
2017 0.0082 million SLC per US$ of GDP +1.4%
2018 0.0084 million SLC per US$ of GDP +1.9%
2019 0.0087 million SLC per US$ of GDP +3.3%
2020 0.0091 million SLC per US$ of GDP +5.0%
2021 0.0098 million SLC per US$ of GDP +7.9%
2022 0.0139 million SLC per US$ of GDP +41.9%
2023 0.0168 million SLC per US$ of GDP +20.2%
2024 0.0191 million SLC per US$ of GDP +14.0%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 0.0191 million SLC per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 million SLC per US$ of GDP, 180.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 0.0191 million SLC per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP, 4177.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per unit of 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
1998 +162.9% 0.0013 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0035 million SLC per US$ of GDP
1988 +157.9% 0.0002 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0004 million SLC per US$ of GDP
1985 +115.3% 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP
1999 +114.5% 0.0035 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0074 million SLC per US$ of GDP
1987 +111.5% 0.0001 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0002 million SLC per US$ of GDP
1986 +96.2% 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0001 million SLC per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0002 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0006 million SLC per US$ of GDP 6
1990s 0.0018 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0007 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0074 million SLC per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0102 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0082 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0115 million SLC per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0082 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0078 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0087 million SLC per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0137 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0091 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0191 million SLC per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 1 Lebanon 0.0991 million SLC per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 2 Somalia 0.0254 million SLC per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 3 Vietnam 0.0239 million SLC per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 5 Indonesia 0.0159 million SLC per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 6 Uzbekistan 0.0106 million SLC per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 7 Guinea 0.0089 million SLC per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of in Laos?
Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of in Laos was 0.0191 million SLC per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 0.0191 million SLC per US$ of GDP in 2024.
What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP in 1984.
How does Laos rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of?
Laos ranks 4th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per unit of rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 137.5%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per unit of GDP
Unit
million SLC per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
191 places, 9,350 data points, 1970–2024
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Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.