Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Laos
Laos: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) was 0.0911 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Laos, 1989–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.0911 current US$ per US$ of GDP for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Laos peaked at 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1989.
Laos ranks 113th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Laos, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990 | 0.0418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0521 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.8% |
| 1992 | 0.056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0546 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0547 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0598 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0659 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +136.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0869 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.3% |
| 1999 | 0.087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0871 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0914 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0981 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0964 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0946 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0898 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0844 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0843 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0819 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0777 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0748 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0764 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0768 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0881 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0925 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0905 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0911 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0911 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0911 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0707 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP) in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +136.7% | 0.0659 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1998 | -44.3% | 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0869 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0715 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0988 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0871 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0862 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0745 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0768 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0925 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 110 United Arab Emirates 0.0937 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 111 Canada 0.0932 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 112 Fiji 0.0914 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 114 Greece 0.0908 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 115 Chile 0.0895 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 116 Zambia 0.0875 current 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 manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Laos?
- Manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Laos was 0.0911 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1997.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1989.
- How does Laos rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Laos ranks 113th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Manufacturing, value added (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.