Laos's gni per capita rose from US$380 in 1996 to US$2,150 in 2025.
Laos · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
126th of 181 · 20th in East Asia & Pacific
Laos's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $1,430 in 1996 to intl $9,800 in 2025.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
124th of 171 · 25th in East Asia & Pacific*
Laos's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$575.7 in 2000 to US$1,555 in 2016.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
8th of 25 · 2nd in East Asia & Pacific
Laos's gini index rose from 34.3 in 1992 to 34.7 in 2024.
Laos's income share held by highest 10% rose from 28.0 % in 1992 to 28.5 % in 2024.
Laos's income share held by lowest 20% fell from 8.2 % in 1992 to 7.9 % in 2024.
Poverty
Laos's extreme poverty fell from 42.1 % in 1992 to 7.1 % in 2024.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
9th of 24 · 2nd in East Asia & Pacific
Laos's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell from 18.3 % in 2018 to 15.0 % in 2024.
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