Manufacturing, value added in Laos
Laos: Manufacturing, value added was 9.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added in Laos, 1989–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Laos recorded 9.1% for manufacturing, value added in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Laos peaked at 15.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1989.
That places Laos 113th out of 203 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.
Manufacturing, value added in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 3.8% | — |
| 1990 | 4.2% | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 5.2% | +24.8% |
| 1992 | 5.6% | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 15.6% | +136.7% |
| 1998 | 8.7% | -44.3% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 9.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 4.2% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.7% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.5% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 7.7% | 9.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.4007 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 931.46 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 4.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 3,283 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 7.63 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Laos?
- Manufacturing, value added in Laos was 9.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1989.
- How does Laos rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Laos ranks 113th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added 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 Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). 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 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.