Price level index in Laos
Laos: Price level index was 22.39 GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Price level index in Laos, 1990–2025
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in GDP.
Analysis
Laos recorded 22.39 GDP for price level index in 2025.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price level index in Laos peaked at 34.85 GDP in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.47 GDP, in 1998.
Laos ranks 198th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Price level index in Laos, year by year
| Year | GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.84 GDP | — |
| 1991 | 21.85 GDP | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 22.2 GDP | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 24.11 GDP | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 25.37 GDP | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 26.52 GDP | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 25.88 GDP | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 22.2 GDP | -14.2% |
| 1998 | 15.47 GDP | -30.3% |
| 1999 | 16.15 GDP | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 17.77 GDP | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 16.79 GDP | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 15.51 GDP | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 16.51 GDP | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 17.68 GDP | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 18.5 GDP | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 20.87 GDP | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 23.08 GDP | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 27.08 GDP | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 26.83 GDP | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 29.85 GDP | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 33.21 GDP | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 32.7 GDP | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 34.71 GDP | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 34.16 GDP | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 34.85 GDP | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 34.16 GDP | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 34.06 GDP | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 33.99 GDP | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 33.44 GDP | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 32.65 GDP | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 31.26 GDP | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 23.35 GDP | -25.3% |
| 2023 | 22.23 GDP | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 21.7 GDP | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 22.39 GDP | +3.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 22.39 GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.18 GDP, 66% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 22.39 GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.9 GDP, 39% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.96 GDP | 15.47 GDP | 26.52 GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.06 GDP | 15.51 GDP | 27.08 GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.51 GDP | 29.85 GDP | 34.85 GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.6 GDP | 21.7 GDP | 32.65 GDP | 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 6,670 BoP, current US$ (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 988.46 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -44.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 127.22 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price level index in Laos?
- Price level index in Laos was 22.39 GDP in 2025, according to World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest price level index recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 34.85 GDP in 2015.
- What is the lowest price level index recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.47 GDP in 1998.
- How does Laos rank for price level index?
- Laos ranks 198th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is price level index rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Price level index (GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. At the level of GDP, the price level ratio provides a measure of the differences in the general price levels of countries.