Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Annual growth of GDP per employed person was 1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 1.5% for annual growth of gdp per employed person in 2025.
The figure is down 37.4% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 6.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -3.6%, in 2020.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 105th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +27.2% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -69.8% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -40.8% |
| 2020 | -3.6% | -463.0% |
| 2021 | -2.8% | -22.9% |
| 2022 | -2.7% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -163.5% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +39.1% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | -37.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 1.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -3.6% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 103 Finland 1.5% compare
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- 108 Western Sahara 1.4% compare
More work & labour data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,934 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.2 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,788 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 65.37 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.63 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of gdp per employed person in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Annual growth of gdp per employed person in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 1.5% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.6% in 2020.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 105th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of gdp per employed person rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).