Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Laos
Laos: Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Laos, 1989–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Laos stood at 0 units per person.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Laos peaked at 0 units per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1989.
Laos ranks 108th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +21.4% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +131.8% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -45.3% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 72% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing value added to gdp, per 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 | +131.8% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1998 | -45.3% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 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)
- 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 to gdp, per capita in Laos?
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita in Laos was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1989.
- How does Laos rank for manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita?
- Laos ranks 108th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing value added to gdp 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 to gdp ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- 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 to gdp divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.