Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 in Laos
Laos: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 was 1.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit in Laos, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Laos is 1.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Laos peaked at 2.88 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8638 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
Laos ranks 13th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 in Laos, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.61 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 2.7 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.88 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 2.65 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 2.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 2.23 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 1.92 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 1.69 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 1.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 1.42 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.26 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9417 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9098 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8945 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8672 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.864 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8638 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8817 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8749 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.905 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 1.15 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.15 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 1.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7541 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 1.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7912 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.19 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.88 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9621 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8638 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.26 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8749 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.15 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 10 Guyana 1.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Japan 1.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Tajikistan 1.06 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Burundi 1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Zambia 0.9945 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 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 value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Laos?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Laos was 1.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8638 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Laos rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit?
- Laos ranks 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.