Agriculture share gdp in Laos
Laos: Agriculture share gdp was 16.62 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16.62
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
47th
of 203 countries
All-time high
51.85
in 1997
All-time low
14.87
in 2022
Years of data
37
1989–2025
Agriculture share gdp in Laos, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture share gdp in Laos stood at 16.62.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share gdp in Laos peaked at 51.85 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 14.87, in 2022.
Laos ranks 47th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.49 | 47.49 | 47.49 | 1 |
| 1990s | 42.75 | 33.94 | 51.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.15 | 24.18 | 33.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.05 | 15.71 | 22.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.13 | 14.87 | 16.77 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 44 Papua New Guinea 17.02 compare
- 45 Cameroon 16.85 compare
- 46 Cote d'Ivoire 16.76 compare
- 48 Uzbekistan 16.56 compare
- 49 Greenland 16.56 compare
- 50 Egypt 16.55 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Laos
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.62 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 10.3% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.6% (2023)
- Rural population 59.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 4.70 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 4.2 (2024)
- Milk yields per animal 176.7 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share gdp in Laos?
- Agriculture share gdp in Laos was 16.62 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture share gdp recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 51.85 in 1997.
- What is the lowest agriculture share gdp recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.87 in 2022.
- How does Laos rank for agriculture share gdp?
- Laos ranks 47th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture share gdp 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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