Manufacturing, value added in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Manufacturing, value added was 5.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing, value added in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2001–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 5.2% for manufacturing, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of up 142.3% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 15.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2024.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 51st out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12.1% | — |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -56.6% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | +168.7% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | -31.7% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +31.2% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | -33.1% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | -37.0% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -35.9% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +180.4% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -64.5% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +177.1% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -54.7% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -28.7% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +40.5% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +40.9% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +67.9% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -45.8% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -53.3% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | +142.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 5.6% | 15.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 3.2% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 2.2% | 9.4% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 19,299 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 44.87 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 0.7775 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 10.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 247.52 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Manufacturing, value added in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 5.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2024.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 51st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.