Services, value added (current LCU), per capita in Laos
Laos: Services, value added (current LCU), per capita was 20.71 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added (current LCU), per capita in Laos, 1989–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 20.71 million current LCU per person for services, value added (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 171.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current lcu), per capita in Laos peaked at 20.71 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44,095 current LCU per person, in 1989.
Laos ranks 8th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Services, value added (current LCU), per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 44,095 current LCU per person | — |
| 1990 | 57,183 current LCU per person | +29.7% |
| 1991 | 69,210 current LCU per person | +21.0% |
| 1992 | 76,026 current LCU per person | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 83,434 current LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 89,984 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 117,632 current LCU per person | +30.7% |
| 1996 | 139,305 current LCU per person | +18.4% |
| 1997 | 237,987 current LCU per person | +70.8% |
| 1998 | 350,565 current LCU per person | +47.3% |
| 1999 | 783,805 current LCU per person | +123.6% |
| 2000 | 1.06 million current LCU per person | +35.3% |
| 2001 | 1.19 million current LCU per person | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 1.33 million current LCU per person | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 1.57 million current LCU per person | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 1.91 million current LCU per person | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 2.15 million current LCU per person | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 2.24 million current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.79 million current LCU per person | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 3.41 million current LCU per person | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 3.64 million current LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 4.05 million current LCU per person | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 4.57 million current LCU per person | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 5.03 million current LCU per person | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 6.03 million current LCU per person | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 7.04 million current LCU per person | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 7.61 million current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 7.95 million current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 8.33 million current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 8.90 million current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 9.33 million current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 9.59 million current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 9.52 million current LCU per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 11.57 million current LCU per person | +21.6% |
| 2023 | 16.09 million current LCU per person | +39.0% |
| 2024 | 18.65 million current LCU per person | +15.9% |
| 2025 | 20.71 million current LCU per person | +11.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 20.71 million current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 137,770 current LCU per person, 150.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 20.71 million current LCU per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92,491 current LCU per person, 223.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (current LCU), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +123.6% | 350,565 current LCU per person | 783,805 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44,095 current LCU per person | 44,095 current LCU per person | 44,095 current LCU per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 200,513 current LCU per person | 57,183 current LCU per person | 783,805 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.13 million current LCU per person | 1.06 million current LCU per person | 3.64 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.88 million current LCU per person | 4.05 million current LCU per person | 9.33 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.35 million current LCU per person | 9.52 million current LCU per person | 20.71 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 5 South Korea 29.49 million current LCU per person compare
- 6 Paraguay 25.49 million current LCU per person compare
- 7 Uzbekistan 23.21 million current LCU per person compare
- 9 Colombia 20.30 million current LCU per person compare
- 10 Mongolia 11.17 million current LCU per person compare
- 11 Argentina 10.38 million current LCU per person 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 services, value added (current lcu), per capita in Laos?
- Services, value added (current lcu), per capita in Laos was 20.71 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current lcu), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 20.71 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current lcu), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,095 current LCU per person in 1989.
- How does Laos rank for services, value added (current lcu), per capita?
- Laos ranks 8th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Services, value added (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Services, value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Services, value added (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Services, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- 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
Services, value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.