Services, value added in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Services, value added was 4.6% in 2025. β Volatile
Services, value added in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2013β2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 4.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 9.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -3.5%, in 2020.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.0% | 4.5% | 9.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | -3.5% | 5.5% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -8.67 (2016)
- Inflation of consumer prices 7.74 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 2,807 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 9.11 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 22.10 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 2,807 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 20,444 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 12.36 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 604.50 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 39.84 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Services, value added in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 4.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.5% in 2020.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for services, value added?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.