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Macro - Country Economic Forecasts - Laos
Macro - Country Economic Forecasts - Laos We've reduced our GDP growth forecasts for Laos to 3.8% for 2025. The downgrade stems from inflation remaining stickier than expected, fuelling emigration to neighbouring countries, which has exacerbated existing challenges for human capital. We anticipa ... Read More
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Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Laos
Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Laos In 2024, cooking ingredients and meals in Laos continued to be hampered by high inflationary pressure on fuel and product prices as well as an urban-centric demand. Nonetheless, growth opportunities were derived from population increases, urbanisation, a rising ... Read More
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Staple Foods in Laos
Staple Foods in Laos Staple foods in Laos saw healthy retail volume growth during 2024. However, increases remain constrained by a strong preference for widely available and cheaper unpackaged or fresh products. In addition, still high inflation and currency depreciation hiked product prices, limiti ... Read More
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Consumer Health in Laos
Consumer Health in Laos In 2024, consumer health in Laos exhibits growth despite challenges from high inflation and currency depreciation, which have pressured household healthcare spending. Analgesics remain the top-selling category, followed by cough, cold, and allergy remedies, as well as vitamin ... Read More
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Laos Dairy Products and Alternatives
Dairy Products and Alternatives in Laos Milk formula is the most popular type of packaged baby food in Laos. Many mothers turn to milk formula when they are unable to breastfeed their babies and infants up to 12-months-old. Nevertheless, breastfeeding is strongly recommended by doctors and other med ... Read More
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Laos Snacks
Snacks in Laos Snacks in Laos remains dominated by international brands with more products being introduced to local consumers. Additionally, more local brands have been seen, particularly within sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks, ice cream and savoury snacks. Despite high prices, retail v ... Read More
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Laos Vientiane
Vientiane in Laos The Vientiane in Laos report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital penetration, wealth and other consumer topics. On ... Read More
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Laos Savannakhet
Savannakhet in Laos The Savannakhet in Laos report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital penetration, wealth and other consumer topics ... Read More
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Laos Alcoholic Drinks
Alcoholic Drinks in Laos Alcoholic drinks in Laos in 2023 has seen notable growth, driven primarily by increased beer consumption, although wine and spirits have maintained their shares. Despite significant inflation weakening the Lao Kip, a large proportion of the population has continued to purcha ... Read More
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Laos Tobacco
Tobacco in Laos Tobacco in Laos recorded positive sales growth in 2023, despite spreading health concerns and government efforts to reduce smoking prevalence via information campaigns, taxation and regulation. The 2023 decree imposing higher taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products forms a key ... Read More
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Laos Beauty and Personal Care
Laos Beauty and Personal Care In 2023, beauty and personal care in Laos has rebounded from the pandemic-related constraints, driven by increased consumer engagement in pre pandemic routines. This resurgence has notably boosted the demand for colour cosmetics and men’s grooming. Despite this, persist ... Read More
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Tissue and Hygiene in Laos
Tissue and Hygiene in Laos Tissue and hygiene recorded steady growth in retail volume terms in 2023 although there was no widespread usage of most categories. Sustained economic recovery was aided by improved performances in tourism, transport and logistics services and foreign investment. However, ... Read More
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Home Care in Laos
Home Care in Laos Inflation was high in 2023 and soaring food prices hit household budgets. The local currency continued to depreciate against most foreign currencies, particularly the US dollar and Thai baht, leading to higher consumer costs. This affected consumer spending, especially among low- a ... Read More
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Soft Drinks in Laos
Soft Drinks in Laos Hopes for a quick economic recovery from the pandemic have been overshadowed by internal and external factors that have threatened household living standards. Depreciation and consequent high inflation have led to rising prices, especially those of imported goods such as fuel, fo ... Read More
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Hot Drinks in Laos
Hot Drinks in Laos Hopes for a quick economic recovery from the pandemic have been overshadowed by internal and external factors that threaten household living standards in Laos. Depreciation and (largely as a result) high inflation have led to rising prices, especially those of imported goods such ... Read More
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Laos Renewable Energy Policy Handbook 2024
Laos Renewable Energy Policy Handbook 2024 Summary Laos Renewable Energy Policy Handbook 2024” is among the latest country specific policy reports from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialist. The report offers comprehensive information on major policies governing the renewable energy market in ... Read More
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Analysis by Region - Emerging Markets - Lao PDR
Analysis by Region - Emerging Markets - Lao PDR We have postponed our projection for the beginning of Laos's GDP recovery to Q1 2024 and have therefore revised our 2024 GDP growth forecast to 4.6% y/y. Our updated forecast reflects lower household real income due to elevated inflation that is be ... Read More
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Dairy Products and Alternatives in Laos
Dairy Products and Alternatives in Laos Dairy products is performing well in Laos in 2023, benefiting from its reputation being a key source of nutrition and the status of baby food as essential for all households with babies and infants. However, the industry is facing some challenges in terms of l ... Read More
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Savannakhet in Laos
Savannakhet in Laos The Savannakhet in Laos report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital penetration, wealth and other consumer topics ... Read More
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Vientiane in Laos
Vientiane in Laos The Vientiane in Laos report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital penetration, wealth and other consumer topics. On ... Read More
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Snacks in Laos
Snacks in Laos Snacks in 2023: The big picture Euromonitor International's Snacks in Laos report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to the latest retail sales data 2018-2022, it identifies the lead ... Read More
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Alcoholic Drinks in Laos
Alcoholic Drinks in Laos After being negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and starting to recover in 2021, alcoholic drinks is performing very well in 2022, in line with consumption opportunities resuming once again. While inflation is taking place, this is having a minimal effect o ... Read More
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Tobacco in Laos
Tobacco in Laos Despite government efforts to reduce smoking prevalence, cigarettes remain popular among the country’s large population of low-income men. Despite the struggling economy, consumers are not likely to cut out smoking but instead, trade down to lower-priced products. However, health con ... Read More
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Beauty and Personal Care in Laos
Beauty and Personal Care in Laos In 2022, sales are no longer impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with restrictions easing and consumers returning to pre-pandemic routines. This is boosting colour cosmetics and men’s grooming, as consumers once again prioritise their appearance. Consumers are now bei ... Read More
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Retail in Laos
Retail in Laos Inflation remains high, making imported goods more expensive for consumers and restricting purchases of non-essentials, despite a degree of post-COVID-19 recovery. Retailing remains underdeveloped, with informal retailing dominant and benefiting from consumer price sensitivity. Tradit ... Read More
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