Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita current US in Laos
Laos: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita current US was 386.32 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Laos, 1989–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Laos is 386.32 current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Laos peaked at 422.13 current US$ per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 80.91 current US$ per person, in 1989.
Laos ranks 124th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita current US in Laos, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 80.91 current US$ per person | — |
| 1990 | 93.28 current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 1991 | 101.9 current US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 115.57 current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 123.04 current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 141.5 current US$ per person | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 151.07 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 150.39 current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 175.83 current US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 1998 | 82.78 current US$ per person | -52.9% |
| 1999 | 93.44 current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 107.2 current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 104.69 current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 104.62 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 113.94 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 124.92 current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 131.87 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 154.87 current US$ per person | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 179.83 current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 214.14 current US$ per person | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 226.33 current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 254.41 current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 283.08 current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 290.02 current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 324.99 current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 353.59 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 373.04 current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 396.85 current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 394.05 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 399.81 current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 415.59 current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 422.13 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 405.88 current US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 304.28 current US$ per person | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 333.59 current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 356.23 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 386.32 current US$ per person | +8.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 386.32 current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 386.32 current US$ per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 386.32 current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 574.77 current US$ per person, 67% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … capita current US 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -52.9% | 175.83 current US$ per person | 82.78 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.91 current US$ per person | 80.91 current US$ per person | 80.91 current US$ per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 122.88 current US$ per person | 82.78 current US$ per person | 175.83 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 146.24 current US$ per person | 104.62 current US$ per person | 226.33 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 348.54 current US$ per person | 254.41 current US$ per person | 415.59 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 368.07 current US$ per person | 304.28 current US$ per person | 422.13 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 121 Mali 394.01 current US$ per person compare
- 122 Bolivia 390.22 current US$ per person compare
- 123 United Arab Emirates 386.83 current US$ per person compare
- 125 Brunei 380.81 current US$ per person compare
- 126 Benin 380.06 current US$ per person compare
- 127 Myanmar 376.69 current US$ per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Laos
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1874 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.8289 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2734 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0583 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Laos?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Laos was 386.32 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 422.13 current US$ per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.91 current US$ per person in 1989.
- How does Laos rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per?
- Laos ranks 124th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.