Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) in Laos
Laos: Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) was 8.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a in Laos, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Laos stood at 8.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Laos peaked at 8.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2000.
Laos ranks 131st of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% | — |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 8.5% | +2.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 8.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.3%, 83% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Laos's 8.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.8%, 87% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.6% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.6% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.3% | 8.5% | 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 manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Laos?
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a in Laos was 8.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a?
- Laos ranks 131st out of 229 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added (constant 2020 united states dollars) as a rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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