Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Laos
Laos: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3475 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Laos, 1992–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Laos stood at 0.3475.
That represents a change of down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Laos peaked at 0.388 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3262, in 2002.
Laos ranks 53rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.3431 | — |
| 1997 | 0.3489 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3262 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3536 | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3596 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.388 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3475 | -10.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.3475 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3528, 99% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.3475 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3443, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.346 | 0.3431 | 0.3489 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3399 | 0.3262 | 0.3536 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3738 | 0.3596 | 0.388 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3475 | 0.3475 | 0.3475 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More poverty & inequality data for Laos
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.42 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,196 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.62 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.6% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Laos?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Laos was 0.3475 in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.388 in 2018.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3262 in 2002.
- How does Laos rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Laos ranks 53rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.