Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … US unit GDP current in Laos
Laos: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … US unit GDP current was 0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Laos, 1989–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Laos peaked at 0.5185 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1487 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
That places Laos 47th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … US unit GDP current in Laos, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.4749 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990 | 0.4647 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4396 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4673 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4342 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4409 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.405 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3394 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3431 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2673 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2579 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2421 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1855 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1785 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1759 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1723 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1571 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1605 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1634 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1487 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1614 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1677 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1656 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added … US unit GDP current 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 | -34.5% | 0.5185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3394 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1997 | +28.0% | 0.405 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5185 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4749 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4749 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4749 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3394 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2915 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1805 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1571 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1613 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1487 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1677 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 44 Papua New Guinea 0.1702 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 45 Cameroon 0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 46 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1676 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 48 Uzbekistan 0.1656 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 49 Greenland 0.1656 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 50 Egypt 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 386.32 current US$ per person (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 0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5185 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1997.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1487 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Laos rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per?
- Laos ranks 47th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.