Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) in Laos
Laos: Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) was 4.33 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita in Laos, 1989–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in Laos is 4.33 million current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and up 206.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in Laos peaked at 4.33 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,794 current LCU per person, in 1989.
That places Laos 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) in Laos, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 3,794 current LCU per person | — |
| 1990 | 5,933 current LCU per person | +56.4% |
| 1991 | 8,485 current LCU per person | +43.0% |
| 1992 | 9,919 current LCU per person | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 11,074 current LCU per person | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 12,603 current LCU per person | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 17,214 current LCU per person | +36.6% |
| 1996 | 22,539 current LCU per person | +30.9% |
| 1997 | 66,650 current LCU per person | +195.7% |
| 1998 | 69,936 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 168,248 current LCU per person | +140.6% |
| 2000 | 218,739 current LCU per person | +30.0% |
| 2001 | 260,046 current LCU per person | +18.9% |
| 2002 | 319,841 current LCU per person | +23.0% |
| 2003 | 366,404 current LCU per person | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 437,544 current LCU per person | +19.4% |
| 2005 | 478,799 current LCU per person | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 556,267 current LCU per person | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 673,760 current LCU per person | +21.1% |
| 2008 | 780,592 current LCU per person | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 929,482 current LCU per person | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 1.03 million current LCU per person | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 1.17 million current LCU per person | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 1.12 million current LCU per person | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.20 million current LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 1.34 million current LCU per person | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 1.41 million current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 1.45 million current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.50 million current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.59 million current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.72 million current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 1.80 million current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 2.13 million current LCU per person | +18.6% |
| 2022 | 2.53 million current LCU per person | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 3.38 million current LCU per person | +33.7% |
| 2024 | 3.88 million current LCU per person | +14.7% |
| 2025 | 4.33 million current LCU per person | +11.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 4.33 million current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22,215 current LCU per person, 195.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 4.33 million current LCU per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,531 current LCU per person, 454.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +195.7% | 22,539 current LCU per person | 66,650 current LCU per person |
| 1999 | +140.6% | 69,936 current LCU per person | 168,248 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,794 current LCU per person | 3,794 current LCU per person | 3,794 current LCU per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 39,260 current LCU per person | 5,933 current LCU per person | 168,248 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 502,147 current LCU per person | 218,739 current LCU per person | 929,482 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 million current LCU per person | 1.03 million current LCU per person | 1.72 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.01 million current LCU per person | 1.80 million current LCU per person | 4.33 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 4 South Korea 14.13 million current LCU per person compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 10.37 million current LCU per person compare
- 6 Paraguay 10.30 million current LCU per person compare
- 8 Colombia 3.43 million current LCU per person compare
- 9 Cambodia 3.35 million current LCU per person compare
- 10 Argentina 2.51 million current LCU per person 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 manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in Laos?
- Manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in Laos was 4.33 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 4.33 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,794 current LCU per person in 1989.
- How does Laos rank for manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita?
- Laos ranks 7th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 206.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Manufacturing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.