Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Laos
Laos: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita was 1,874 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Laos, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
Laos recorded 1,874 USD for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Laos peaked at 2,602 USD in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44.61 USD, in 1970.
That places Laos 185th out of 228 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44.61 USD | — |
| 1971 | 48.04 USD | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 50.61 USD | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 56.65 USD | +11.9% |
| 1974 | 62.49 USD | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 71.24 USD | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 75.88 USD | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 77.62 USD | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 82.51 USD | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 86.04 USD | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 101.18 USD | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 124.92 USD | +23.5% |
| 1982 | 138.61 USD | +11.0% |
| 1983 | 146.91 USD | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 158.78 USD | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 167.4 USD | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 174.15 USD | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 170.99 USD | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 168.56 USD | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 194.38 USD | +15.3% |
| 1990 | 209.14 USD | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 241.54 USD | +15.5% |
| 1992 | 269.49 USD | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 296.05 USD | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 334.48 USD | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 375.79 USD | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 386.98 USD | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 353.24 USD | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 255.19 USD | -27.8% |
| 1999 | 283.75 USD | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 332.53 USD | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 330.95 USD | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 339.85 USD | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 383.35 USD | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 445.69 USD | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 501.97 USD | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 605.08 USD | +20.5% |
| 2007 | 754.63 USD | +24.7% |
| 2008 | 932.58 USD | +23.6% |
| 2009 | 970.95 USD | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 1,155 USD | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 1,386 USD | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 1,564 USD | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 1,813 USD | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 1,981 USD | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 2,121 USD | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 2,303 USD | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 2,432 USD | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 2,545 USD | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 2,589 USD | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2,602 USD | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2,559 USD | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 2,032 USD | -20.6% |
| 2023 | 1,958 USD | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 1,874 USD | -4.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1,874 USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,292 USD, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1,874 USD is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,462 USD, 29% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.57 USD | 44.61 USD | 86.04 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 154.59 USD | 101.18 USD | 194.38 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 300.56 USD | 209.14 USD | 386.98 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 559.76 USD | 330.95 USD | 970.95 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,989 USD | 1,155 USD | 2,589 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,205 USD | 1,874 USD | 2,602 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 182 Haiti 2,150 USD compare
- 183 Solomon Islands 2,114 USD compare
- 184 Mauritania 2,083 USD compare
- 185 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,874 USD compare
- 187 Sudan 1,860 USD compare
- 188 Comoros 1,806 USD 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)
- 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 — value us$ per capita in Laos?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Laos was 1,874 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2,602 USD in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.61 USD in 1970.
- How does Laos rank for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita?
- Laos ranks 185th out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).