GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country) … annual in Laos
Laos: GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country) … annual was 7.55 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual in Laos, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual in Laos is 7.55 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 46.3% on the previous year and up 221.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual in Laos peaked at 127.97 % change on previous year in 1999 and was at its lowest, -2.93 % change on previous year, in 2009.
Laos ranks 39th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country) … annual in Laos, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.97 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 5.99 % change on previous year | -53.8% |
| 1993 | 11.18 % change on previous year | +86.6% |
| 1994 | 7.7 % change on previous year | -31.1% |
| 1995 | 19.69 % change on previous year | +155.6% |
| 1996 | 13.73 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 1997 | 19.35 % change on previous year | +41.0% |
| 1998 | 84.5 % change on previous year | +336.7% |
| 1999 | 127.97 % change on previous year | +51.4% |
| 2000 | 24.8 % change on previous year | -80.6% |
| 2001 | 8.87 % change on previous year | -64.2% |
| 2002 | 6.32 % change on previous year | -28.7% |
| 2003 | 13.45 % change on previous year | +112.9% |
| 2004 | 10.69 % change on previous year | -20.5% |
| 2005 | 8.64 % change on previous year | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 10.8 % change on previous year | +25.1% |
| 2007 | 7.44 % change on previous year | -31.2% |
| 2008 | 8.86 % change on previous year | +19.2% |
| 2009 | -2.93 % change on previous year | -133.1% |
| 2010 | 9.2 % change on previous year | -413.7% |
| 2011 | 10.47 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 7.53 % change on previous year | -28.1% |
| 2013 | 6.47 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 5.73 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -59.0% |
| 2016 | 3.02 % change on previous year | +28.7% |
| 2017 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -38.7% |
| 2018 | 1.92 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -37.6% |
| 2020 | 5.03 % change on previous year | +320.6% |
| 2021 | 3.71 % change on previous year | -26.3% |
| 2022 | 15.77 % change on previous year | +324.8% |
| 2023 | 24.42 % change on previous year | +54.8% |
| 2024 | 14.05 % change on previous year | -42.5% |
| 2025 | 7.55 % change on previous year | -46.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 7.55 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.99 % change on previous year, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 7.55 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.59 % change on previous year, 2.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country) … annual 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +413.7% | -2.93 % change on previous year | 9.2 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +336.7% | 19.35 % change on previous year | 84.5 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +324.8% | 3.71 % change on previous year | 15.77 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +320.6% | 1.2 % change on previous year | 5.03 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.68 % change on previous year | 5.99 % change on previous year | 127.97 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.69 % change on previous year | -2.93 % change on previous year | 24.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.97 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | 10.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.76 % change on previous year | 3.71 % change on previous year | 24.42 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 36 Gambia 7.89 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.8 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Nicaragua 7.6 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Bulgaria 7.41 % change on previous year compare
- 41 San Marino 7.36 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Rwanda 7.35 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Laos
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 2.3 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.68 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 2.3 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual in Laos?
- Gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual in Laos was 7.55 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 127.97 % change on previous year in 1999.
- What is the lowest gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.93 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Laos rank for gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual?
- Laos ranks 39th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 221.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- GDP deflator: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.