Services, value added (% of GDP) in Laos
Laos: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 43.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Services, value added in Laos, 1989–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Laos stood at 43.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Laos peaked at 55.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2006.
That places Laos 177th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 44.4% | — |
| 1990 | 40.2% | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 42.5% | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 42.9% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 41.1% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 39.1% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 40.9% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 40.7% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 55.7% | +36.8% |
| 1998 | 43.6% | -21.8% |
| 1999 | 40.5% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 41.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 41.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 44.1% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 43.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 38.1% | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 41.8% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 43.5% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 43.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.2%, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 43.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.2%, 72% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (% of GDP) 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 | +36.8% | 40.7% | 55.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.4% | 44.4% | 44.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 42.7% | 39.1% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 38.1% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 40.2% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 38.8% | 44.0% | 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 services, value added in Laos?
- Services, value added in Laos was 43.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2006.
- How does Laos rank for services, value added?
- Laos ranks 177th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). 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 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.