GDP
$16.5B+4.2% vs 2023
Economy Statistics in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Explore trusted economy data and trends for Lao People's Democratic Republic.
GDP growth (year on year)
4.3%+0.5 pp vs 2023
GDP per capita
$2.12K+2.8% vs 2023
Inflation (year on year)
23.1%−8.1 pp vs 2023
Unemployment rate
1.2%0.0 pp vs 2023
Food consumer price index
267+0.9% vs 02/2026
All Economy datasets for Lao People's Democratic Republic (130)
| Dataset | Source | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicator 2.c.1 - Indicator of (food) price anomalies FAO | FAO | −1.5 |
| National Economic Accounts (NEA), Annual Data IMF | IMF | +4.3% |
| GDP and main aggregates - international data cooperation annual data Eurostat | Eurostat | +22.5% |
| Prices: Consumer Price Indices FAO | FAO | +0.9% |
| National Economic Accounts (NEA), Annual Data 2026 April IMF | IMF | +22.5% |
| National Summary Data Page (NSDP) IMF | IMF | +3.2% |
| National Economic Accounts (NEA), Annual Data 2026 February IMF | IMF | +22.5% |
| National Economic Accounts (NEA), Annual Data 2026 January IMF | IMF | +22.5% |
| Beverage price WHO | WHO | −24.2% |
| GDP per capita to purchase a volume of beverage (%) WHO | WHO | −32.2% |
| Beverage has become less affordable since last survey year WHO | WHO | – |
| Tobacco Raise taxes: Retail price for tobacco and nicotine products WHO | WHO | +6.4% |
| Prices: Deflators FAO | FAO | +13.9% |
| CPI Price, nominal Global Economic Monitor | Global Economic Monitor | +7.2% |
| CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. Global Economic Monitor | Global Economic Monitor | +7.3% |
| CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. Global Economic Monitor | Global Economic Monitor | −68.6% |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −25.9% |
| CPIA macroeconomic management rating (1=low to 6=high) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | 0% |
| CPIA structural policies cluster average (1=low to 6=high) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | 0% |
| Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth (annual %) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −2.7% |
| Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +3.6% |
| Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −7.8% |
| Final consumption expenditure (current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +1.8% |
| Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +3.7% |
| Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −20.1% |
| Gross national expenditure (current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +1.7% |
| Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +4.6% |
| Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −9.3% |
| Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +1.4% |
| Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +7% |
| Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −25.4% |
| Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −8.1% |
| Gross capital formation (current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +1.4% |
| Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +7% |
| Gross capital formation (annual % growth) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −25.4% |
| Gross capital formation (% of GDP) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −8.1% |
| Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | 0% |
| Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +34% |
| Adjusted savings: net forest depletion (% of GNI) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −5.8% |
| Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +4.2% |
| Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (% of GNI) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +210.9% |
| Adjusted savings: energy depletion (% of GNI) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | 0 |
| Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (% of GNI) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −1.3% |
| Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +50.8% |
| Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +63.9% |
| Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +6.5 |
| Adjusted net national income (current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −3.3% |
| Adjusted net national income (constant 2015 US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +13.6% |
| Adjusted net national income (annual % growth) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +115.3% |
| Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −4.7% |
| Adjusted net national income per capita (constant 2015 US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +11.9% |
| Adjusted net national income per capita (annual % growth) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +147.6% |
| Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +69.4% |
| Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (% of GNI) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +78.5% |
| Coal rents (% of GDP) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −50.4% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −43% |
| Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +2.7% |
| Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +4.3% |
| Forest rents (% of GDP) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −5.9% |
| GDP (current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +4.2% |
| GDP (constant 2015 US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +4.3% |
| GDP growth (annual %) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +13.7% |
| GDP, PPP (current international $) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +6.8% |
| GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +4.3% |
| GDP per capita (current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +2.8% |
| GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +2.9% |
| GDP per capita growth (annual %) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +23.4% |
| GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +5.3% |
| GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +2.9% |
| Oil rents (% of GDP) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | 0 |
| Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +91% |
| Gross domestic savings (current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +64.2% |
| Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +48.8% |
| GNI, Atlas method (current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −4% |
| GNI (current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +5.2% |
| GNI (constant 2015 US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +13.6% |
| GNI growth (annual %) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +147.6% |
| GNI, PPP (current international $) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +7.9% |
| GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | – |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | −5.2% |
| GNI per capita (constant 2015 US$) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +11.9% |
| GNI per capita growth (annual %) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +198.4% |
| GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +6.5% |
| GNI per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | – |
| Gross savings (% of GNI) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +63.9% |
| Gross savings (% of GDP) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +64.1% |
| GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) World Development Indicators | World Development Indicators | +2.2% |
| Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes WHO | WHO | −11.6% |
| Tobacco Raise taxes: Affordability WHO | WHO | −4.6% |
| Macro-Economic Indicators: Capital Stock FAO | FAO | +31.6% |
| Investment and Capital Stock Dataset (ICSD) IMF | IMF | +4.7% |
| GDP growth, constant (average 2010-19 prices and exchange rates) Global Economic Prospects | Global Economic Prospects | −14.6% |
| Economic Fitness Metric Economic Fitness 2 | Economic Fitness 2 | +4.4% |
| Universal Economic Fitness Metric Economic Fitness 2 | Economic Fitness 2 | +5.6% |
| Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP growth per capita OECD | OECD | 0% |
| Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP growth rate OECD | OECD | 0% |
| Domestic comprehensive wealth per capita index (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +1.8% |
| Domestic comprehensive wealth index (real chained 2019 US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | −0.9% |
| Domestic comprehensive wealth index (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +3.3% |
| Human capital per capita, female (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | −0.2% |
| Human capital, female (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +1.2% |
| Human capital per capita, male (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | 0% |
| Human capital, male (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +1.4% |
| Human capital per capita (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | −0.1% |
| Human capital (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +1.4% |
| Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, total (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +4.8% |
| Nonrenewable natural capital, total (real chained 2019 US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | −3.2% |
| Nonrenewable natural capital, total (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +6.4% |
| Renewable natural capital per capita, total (real chained 2019 US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | −4.2% |
| Renewable natural capital per capita, total (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +1.5% |
| Renewable natural capital, total (real chained 2019 US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | −2.8% |
| Renewable natural capital, total (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +3% |
| Foreign assets per capita (real chained 2019 US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +6% |
| Foreign assets per capita (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +11.4% |
| Foreign assets (real chained 2019 US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +7.6% |
| Foreign assets (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +13.1% |
| Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | −1.4% |
| Foreign liabilities per capita (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +3.6% |
| Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | 0% |
| Foreign liabilities (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +5.1% |
| Produced capital per capita (real chained 2019 US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +11.9% |
| Produced capital per capita, excluding urban land (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +11.9% |
| Produced capital per capita, including urban land (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +11.9% |
| Produced capital (real chained 2019 US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +13.6% |
| Produced capital, excluding urban land (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +13.6% |
| Produced capital, including urban land (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +13.6% |
| National comprehensive wealth per capita index (real chained 2019 US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | −2.4% |
| National comprehensive wealth per capita (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +1.7% |
| National comprehensive wealth index (real chained 2019 US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | −1% |
| National comprehensive wealth (current US$) Wealth Accounts | Wealth Accounts | +3.2% |
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