LAO Laos development indicators, 2022

Indicator
Laos
Laos
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 54.1
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) 14.6
CPIA economic management cluster average (1=low to 6=high) 2.7
CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average (1=low to 6=high) 3.4
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average (1=low to 6=high) 2.8
CPIA structural policies cluster average (1=low to 6=high) 3.2
GDP (current US$) 15,724,383,783
GDP growth (annual %) 2.7
GDP per capita (constant 2010 US$) 2,599
GDP per capita (current US$) 2,088
GDP per capita growth (annual %) 1.3
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) 9,384
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) 2,360
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) 8,810
GNI, Atlas method (current US$) 17,745,112,813
GNI, PPP (current international $) 66,356,709,447
IDA resource allocation index (1=low to 6=high) 3.0
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) 33.6
Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) 17.7
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 23.0
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) 55.4
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) 62.2
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) 47.0
Labor force, total 3,073,466
Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high) 2.4
Merchandise exports (current US$) 7,906,000,000
Merchandise imports (current US$) 7,369,000,000
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) 97.1
Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) 14,035
PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) 3,123
Personal remittances, received (current US$) 200,000,000
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 30.6
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 64.9
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 4.5
Population growth (annual %) 1.4
Population, female (% of total population) 49.6
Population, total 7,529,475
Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate 0.2
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 22.0
Refugee population by country or territory of origin 6,591
Rural population 4,698,995
Rural population (% of total population) 62.4
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 18.7
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) 1,216,460,597
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) 2.3
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) 3.0
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) 2.6
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) 4.6
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) 4.9
Urban population 2,830,480
Urban population (% of total population) 37.6