Laos — GDP per capita (USD)
Nominal GDP divided by mid-year population, expressed in US dollars; a common proxy for average living standards.
Time Series
Unit: usd-current · Values in red are IMF forecasts (as of April 2026)
| Year | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,403.29 | Forecast |
| 2025 | 2,288.44 | Actual |
| 2024 | 2,054.81 | Actual |
| 2023 | 1,977.5 | Actual |
| 2022 | 2,022.38 | Actual |
| 2021 | 2,495.96 | Actual |
| 2020 | 2,529 | Actual |
| 2019 | 2,602.62 | Actual |
| 2018 | 2,551.83 | Actual |
| 2017 | 2,437.13 | Actual |
| 2016 | 2,307.84 | Actual |
| 2015 | 2,124.26 | Actual |
| 2014 | 1,982.52 | Actual |
| 2013 | 1,813.8 | Actual |
| 2012 | 1,566.2 | Actual |
| 2011 | 1,397 | Actual |
| 2010 | 1,187.02 | Actual |
| 2009 | 1,032.33 | Actual |
| 2008 | 969.07 | Actual |
| 2007 | 787.38 | Actual |
| 2006 | 661.57 | Actual |
| 2005 | 525.99 | Actual |
| 2004 | 459.6 | Actual |
| 2003 | 397.31 | Actual |
| 2002 | 328.93 | Actual |
| 2001 | 318.27 | Actual |
| 2000 | 316.67 | Actual |
| 1999 | 264.93 | Actual |
| 1998 | 254.24 | Actual |
| 1997 | 682.51 | Actual |
| 1996 | 739.32 | Actual |
| 1995 | 727.11 | Actual |
| 1994 | 641.64 | Actual |
| 1993 | 567.21 | Actual |
| 1992 | 517.91 | Actual |
| 1991 | 464.92 | Actual |
| 1990 | 406.2 | Actual |
| 1989 | 353.31 | Actual |
| 1988 | 294.24 | Actual |
| 1987 | 464.66 | Actual |
| 1986 | 678.46 | Actual |
| 1985 | 997.62 | Actual |
| 1984 | 815.21 | Actual |
| 1983 | 584.81 | Actual |
| 1982 | 327.9 | Actual |
| 1981 | 335.22 | Actual |
| 1980 | 584.59 | Actual |
World ranking
World ranking — GDP per capita (USD)
Other indicators for this country
- Consumer Price Index
- Current Account Balance (USD)
- Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
- GDP Deflator
- Nominal GDP (LCU)
- Nominal GDP (USD)
- GDP per capita (LCU, current)
- GDP per capita (LCU, constant prices)
- GDP per capita (PPP, International $)
- GDP (PPP, International $)
- Real GDP (LCU, constant prices)
- General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)
- General Government Gross Debt (LCU)
- Population, Total (millions)
Open Data (Linked Open Data)
Source
IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) via ecodb.net