GDP per capita growth — all countries

GDP per capita growth — Laos

GDP per capita growth in Laos in 2025 — 3.17%. Ranked 68 in the world out of 186. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 0.97 pp.

2025 3.17% +0.44 pp vs 2024
World rank 68of 186
Period maximum 10.97%1989
Period minimum -4.78%1988

Trend over time

1985–2025 · % per year

GDP per capita growth — Laos, 1985–2025-5051015198519891993199720012005200920132017202120251985: 2.2%1986: 1.98%1987: -4.19%1988: -4.78%1989: 10.97%1990: 3.71%1991: 1.4%1992: 2.68%1993: 3.08%1994: 5.37%1995: 4.42%1996: 4.46%1997: 4.67%1998: 2.06%1999: 5.45%2000: 4.04%2001: 4.02%2002: 4.23%2003: 4.45%2004: 4.82%2005: 5.5%2006: 6.91%2007: 5.94%2008: 6.2%2009: 5.91%2010: 6.94%2011: 6.49%2012: 6.5%2013: 6.52%2014: 6.14%2015: 5.72%2016: 5.36%2017: 5.23%2018: 4.61%2019: 3.86%2020: -0.99%2021: 1.06%2022: 1.27%2023: 2.31%2024: 2.73%2025: 3.17%
Change over the period: +0.97 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos

Laos 3.17%
World 1.99%
South-Eastern Asia computed 4.07%
GDP per capita growth — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.17 +0.44 pp
2024 2.73 +0.41 pp
2023 2.31 +1.04 pp
2022 1.27 +0.21 pp
2021 1.06 +2.05 pp
2020 -0.99 −4.85 pp
2019 3.86 −0.75 pp
2018 4.61 −0.62 pp
2017 5.23 −0.14 pp
2016 5.36 −0.35 pp
2015 5.72 −0.42 pp
2014 6.14 −0.38 pp
2013 6.52 +0.02 pp
2012 6.5 +0.01 pp
2011 6.49 −0.46 pp
2010 6.94 +1.04 pp
2009 5.91 −0.29 pp
2008 6.2 +0.25 pp
2007 5.94 −0.97 pp
2006 6.91 +1.41 pp
2005 5.5 +0.69 pp
2004 4.82 +0.37 pp
2003 4.45 +0.22 pp
2002 4.23 +0.21 pp
2001 4.02 −0.01 pp
2000 4.04 −1.41 pp
1999 5.45 +3.39 pp
1998 2.06 −2.61 pp
1997 4.67 +0.2 pp
1996 4.46 +0.04 pp
1995 4.42 −0.95 pp
1994 5.37 +2.29 pp
1993 3.08 +0.4 pp
1992 2.68 +1.28 pp
1991 1.4 −2.31 pp
1990 3.71 −7.25 pp
1989 10.97 +15.74 pp
1988 -4.78 −0.59 pp
1987 -4.19 −6.16 pp
1986 1.98 −0.23 pp
1985 2.2

About the indicator

The annual growth of gross domestic product per person in constant prices. It differs from ordinary GDP growth by the rate of population growth, and in countries with fast-growing populations the difference runs to two or three percentage points a year — enough for brisk economic growth to mean stagnant income per person. It is this indicator, not GDP growth, that matches the everyday question of whether life has become better.

Important: It can be negative while GDP growth is positive — in that case the population is growing faster than the economy.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.