Real GDP growth in Laos
Real GDP in Laos changed by 4.5% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Laos, 2025
4.5%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
World, 2025
2.9%
Position in 2025
55th of 186
Real GDP growth in Laos over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Laos | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.5% | 2.9% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | 2.9% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | 2.9% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | 3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | 6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | 2.7% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | 3.3% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | 3.4% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | 3.1% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | 3.2% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | 2.9% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | 4.5% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | 4.4% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | 4.5% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | 4.1% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | 4.5% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | 3.1% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | 2.3% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | 2.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 4.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7.3%, the figure has changed by −2.7 percentage points.
- Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Laos has the 55th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 2.9%.
More for Laos
All statistics for Laos
GDP in US dollars
US$18.3 billion
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$2,325 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
Int$8,873 per person
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$2,150 per person
2025 · World Bank
Services share of GDP
43.6%
2025 · World Bank
Investment share of GDP
29.0%
2016 · World Bank