Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Laos

Laos: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 1.95 million SLC per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.95 million SLC per person
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
6th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.95 million SLC per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.0996 million SLC per person
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Laos, 1970–2023

00.511.52197019962023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.

Analysis

In 2023, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Laos stood at 1.95 million SLC per person. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 54.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Laos peaked at 1.95 million SLC per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0996 million SLC per person, in 1970.

That places Laos 6th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Laos, year by year

Annual values for Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per capita in Laos, 1970 to 2023.
Year million SLC per person Change
1970 0.0996 million SLC per person —
1971 0.1021 million SLC per person +2.5%
1972 0.1031 million SLC per person +1.0%
1973 0.1094 million SLC per person +6.1%
1974 0.1108 million SLC per person +1.2%
1975 0.1155 million SLC per person +4.3%
1976 0.1167 million SLC per person +1.0%
1977 0.1124 million SLC per person -3.7%
1978 0.1114 million SLC per person -0.8%
1979 0.1077 million SLC per person -3.4%
1980 0.1153 million SLC per person +7.1%
1981 0.1311 million SLC per person +13.7%
1982 0.1367 million SLC per person +4.3%
1983 0.1382 million SLC per person +1.1%
1984 0.1481 million SLC per person +7.2%
1985 0.1425 million SLC per person -3.8%
1986 0.1583 million SLC per person +11.1%
1987 0.1436 million SLC per person -9.2%
1988 0.1308 million SLC per person -8.9%
1989 0.1773 million SLC per person +35.5%
1990 0.1991 million SLC per person +12.3%
1991 0.2509 million SLC per person +26.1%
1992 0.267 million SLC per person +6.4%
1993 0.2798 million SLC per person +4.8%
1994 0.2916 million SLC per person +4.2%
1995 0.3347 million SLC per person +14.8%
1996 0.3862 million SLC per person +15.4%
1997 0.4134 million SLC per person +7.0%
1998 0.4448 million SLC per person +7.6%
1999 0.4681 million SLC per person +5.2%
2000 0.4935 million SLC per person +5.4%
2001 0.5441 million SLC per person +10.3%
2002 0.5775 million SLC per person +6.1%
2003 0.6006 million SLC per person +4.0%
2004 0.6814 million SLC per person +13.5%
2005 0.695 million SLC per person +2.0%
2006 0.7108 million SLC per person +2.3%
2007 0.8509 million SLC per person +19.7%
2008 0.9166 million SLC per person +7.7%
2009 0.9644 million SLC per person +5.2%
2010 1.02 million SLC per person +5.4%
2011 1.1 million SLC per person +8.2%
2012 1.24 million SLC per person +12.9%
2013 1.27 million SLC per person +2.1%
2014 1.37 million SLC per person +8.3%
2015 1.41 million SLC per person +2.9%
2016 1.43 million SLC per person +1.5%
2017 1.47 million SLC per person +2.8%
2018 1.54 million SLC per person +4.6%
2019 1.62 million SLC per person +5.1%
2020 1.8 million SLC per person +11.2%
2021 1.83 million SLC per person +1.5%
2022 1.89 million SLC per person +3.2%
2023 1.95 million SLC per person +3.4%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 1.95 million SLC per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0126 million SLC per person, 155.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 1.95 million SLC per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0078 million SLC per person, 251.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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.

YearChange FromTo
1989 +35.5% 0.1308 million SLC per person 0.1773 million SLC per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1089 million SLC per person 0.0996 million SLC per person 0.1167 million SLC per person 10
1980s 0.1422 million SLC per person 0.1153 million SLC per person 0.1773 million SLC per person 10
1990s 0.3336 million SLC per person 0.1991 million SLC per person 0.4681 million SLC per person 10
2000s 0.7035 million SLC per person 0.4935 million SLC per person 0.9644 million SLC per person 10
2010s 1.35 million SLC per person 1.02 million SLC per person 1.62 million SLC per person 10
2020s 1.87 million SLC per person 1.8 million SLC per person 1.95 million SLC per person 4

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 3 Paraguay 6.53 million SLC per person compare
  2. 4 Cambodia 2.61 million SLC per person compare
  3. 5 Colombia 2.24 million SLC per person compare
  4. 7 Uzbekistan 1.31 million SLC per person compare
  5. 8 Costa Rica 1.08 million SLC per person compare
  6. 9 Japan 0.9675 million SLC per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Laos?
Value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Laos was 1.95 million SLC per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 1.95 million SLC per person in 2023.
What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0996 million SLC per person in 1970.
How does Laos rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
Laos ranks 6th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. 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 Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per capita
Unit
million SLC per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 9,747 data points, 1970–2023
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Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.