Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Laos
Laos: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) was 29.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Laos, 1989–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Laos is 29.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Laos peaked at 34.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1989.
That places Laos 59th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 13.4% | — |
| 1990 | 14.4% | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 16.6% | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 17.5% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 17.4% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 18.8% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 20.6% | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 20.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 22.3% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 16.5% | -26.7% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 28.8% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 31.5% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 29.0% | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 29.2% | +0.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 29.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 29.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.0%, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 14.4% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 16.5% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 27.7% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 29.0% | 34.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More economy & growth data for Laos
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Laos?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Laos was 29.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1989.
- How does Laos rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Laos ranks 59th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.