Lao PDR — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Lao PDR, 1989–2025.
Inflation for Lao PDR was 7.74% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 37 years, from 1989 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 125.27% in 1999. The lowest was 0.14% in 2009 (about 54.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -5.59% per year.
Lao PDR ranks 34 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 18%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 2.21%, so Lao PDR sits above it. It peaked in 1999 and has fallen 94% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 506%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 3 of 28 economies; Kiribati (6.51%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 4137% in 2010. That is 17% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1989 level: doubled by 1999.
World ranking. Slipped: 13th of 131 in 1989 → 17th of 131 in 1990 → 14th of 163 in 2000 → 52nd of 186 in 2010 → 39th of 178 in 2020 → 27th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1989 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.74% | -15.4 pp |
| 2024 | 23.13% | -8.1 pp |
| 2023 | 31.23% | +8.3 pp |
| 2022 | 22.96% | +19.2 pp |
| 2021 | 3.76% | -1.3 pp |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +1.8 pp |
| 2019 | 3.32% | +1.3 pp |
| 2018 | 2.04% | +1.2 pp |
| 2017 | 0.83% | -0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 1.28% | -2.9 pp |
| 2014 | 4.13% | -2.2 pp |
| 2013 | 6.37% | +2.1 pp |
| 2012 | 4.26% | -3.3 pp |
| 2011 | 7.57% | +1.6 pp |
| 2010 | 5.98% | +5.8 pp |
| 2009 | 0.14% | -7.5 pp |
| 2008 | 7.63% | +3.0 pp |
| 2007 | 4.66% | -1.9 pp |
| 2006 | 6.55% | -0.6 pp |
| 2005 | 7.17% | -3.3 pp |
| 2004 | 10.46% | -5.0 pp |
| 2003 | 15.49% | +4.9 pp |
| 2002 | 10.63% | +2.8 pp |
| 2001 | 7.81% | -17.3 pp |
| 2000 | 25.08% | -100.2 pp |
| 1999 | 125.27% | +34.3 pp |
| 1998 | 90.98% | +63.5 pp |
| 1997 | 27.51% | +14.5 pp |
| 1996 | 13.02% | -6.6 pp |
| 1995 | 19.59% | +12.8 pp |
| 1994 | 6.78% | +0.5 pp |
| 1993 | 6.27% | -3.6 pp |
| 1992 | 9.86% | -3.6 pp |
| 1991 | 13.44% | -22.2 pp |
| 1990 | 35.64% | -25.7 pp |
| 1989 | 61.33% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Lao PDR’s Inflation in 1990?
35.64% (1990). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Lao PDR’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1989 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -87.4% in total — about 5.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 7.74%; 2024: 23.13%; 2023: 31.23%; 2022: 22.96%; 2021: 3.76%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.