Value sales of consumer health are expected to rise in 2025, driven by factors such as economic recovery, the health and wellness trend, and urbanisation along with more fast-paced hectic lifestyles. Consumer health in Laos exhibits growth despite challenges from high inflation and currency depreciation, which have pressured household healthcare spending.
The Consumer Health in Laos report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. Forecasts to 2029 illustrate how the market is set to change.
Product coverage: Allergy Care, Herbal/Traditional Products, OTC, Paediatric Consumer Health, Sports Nutrition, Vitamins and Dietary Supplements, Weight Management and Wellbeing.
Data coverage: Market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
The Consumer Health in Laos report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. Forecasts to 2029 illustrate how the market is set to change.
Product coverage: Allergy Care, Herbal/Traditional Products, OTC, Paediatric Consumer Health, Sports Nutrition, Vitamins and Dietary Supplements, Weight Management and Wellbeing.
Data coverage: Market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
Why buy this report?
- Get a detailed picture of the Consumer Health market;
- Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
- Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
- Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.
Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Consumer health in 2025: The big picture
- Key trends in 2025
- Competitive landscape
- Channel developments
- What next for consumer health?
- CHART 1 Consumer Health: Health and Personal Care Store
- CHART 2 Consumer Health: Supermarket
- CHART 3 Consumer Health: Pharmacy
MARKET DATA
- Table 1 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 2 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 3 NBO Company Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 4 LBN Brand Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 5 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 6 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format: % Value 2020-2025
- Table 7 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format and Category: % Value 2025
- Table 8 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 9 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
ANALGESICS
- Key Data Findings
- 2025 Developments
- Ongoing sales growth of analgesics in 2025
- Greater Pharma maintains its lead in analgesics
- Pharmacies remains a popular channel for analgesics though hypermarkets sees strong growth
- Prospects and Opportunities
- Value sales of analgesics rise over the forecast period
- Pharmacies benefit from experienced staff while grocery retailers offer conveniece
- Analgesics faces a threat from consumer focus on preventive care, herbal/traditional products as well as unpackaged remedies and prescription alternatives
- Category Data
- Table 10 Sales of Analgesics by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 11 Sales of Analgesics by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 12 NBO Company Shares of Analgesics: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 13 LBN Brand Shares of Analgesics: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 14 Forecast Sales of Analgesics by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 15 Forecast Sales of Analgesics by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
COUGH, COLD AND ALLERGY (HAY FEVER) REMEDIES
- Growth of cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies thanks in the main to air pollution
- Unilab Inc retains its lead in cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies
- Pharmacies retains its leading spot in cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies
- Ongoing forecast period growth of cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies due to pollution
- Sales hindered by poverty and limited distribution
- Growing consumer product awareness and a stronger focus on preventive care shape sales over the forecast period
- Table 16 Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 17 Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 18 NBO Company Shares of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 19 LBN Brand Shares of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 20 Forecast Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 21 Forecast Sales of Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DIGESTIVE REMEDIES
- Sales of digestive remedies achieve growth in Laos in 2025
- GSK Consumer Healthcare retains its top spot with its popular Eno brand
- Pharmacies and health and personal care stores retain the lead in sales of digestive remedies
- Forecast period growth of digestive remedies thanks to increasingly hectic lifestyles
- Advertising and in-store promotions of digestive remedies are increasingly implemented in pharmacies
- Low-income demographics struggle to afford digestive remedies and opt for herbal/traditional variants
- Table 22 Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 23 Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 24 NBO Company Shares of Digestive Remedies: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 25 LBN Brand Shares of Digestive Remedies: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 26 Forecast Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 27 Forecast Sales of Digestive Remedies by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DERMATOLOGICALS
- Sales of dermatologicals rise thanks to climate-induced waterborne and vector-borne diseases that cause skin conditions
- Union Drug Laboratories leads with its Zema brand
- Pharmacies remains the most popular channel for dermatologicals as consumer appreciate product choice and advice from trained personnel
- Growing awareness of dermatological issues and their treatments boost sales of dermatologicals over the forecast period
- Despite remaining niche, dermatologicals is being supported by rising awareness and higher incomes among rural dwellers and skin allergies among agricultural workers
- Imported brands remain the most popular, with Chines brands continuing to gain traction
- Table 28 Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 29 Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 30 NBO Company Shares of Dermatologicals: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 31 LBN Brand Shares of Dermatologicals: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 32 Forecast Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 33 Forecast Sales of Dermatologicals by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
WOUND CARE
- Wound care demand rises due to natural disasters, road accidents and the legal requirement for workplaces to have first aid kits
- Selic Corp retains the lead thanks to the popularity of its Neoplast brand
- Health and personal care stores and pharmacies remain the most important channels for wound care
- Forecast period sales growth of wound care as demand continues to rise
- Widening use of sticking plasters/adehisve bandages as income levels rise
- Ongoing price sensitivty among many demographics boosts demand for more affordable brands
- Table 34 Sales of Wound Care by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 35 Sales of Wound Care by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 36 NBO Company Shares of Wound Care: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 37 LBN Brand Shares of Wound Care: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 38 Forecast Sales of Wound Care by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 39 Forecast Sales of Wound Care by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
VITAMINS AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
- Value sales of vitamins and dietary supplements rise in 2025
- Suntory Holdings retains the lead thanks to strong consumer trust in its Brand’s line
- Pharmacies and health and personal care stores remain strongest for vitamins and dietary supplements
- Forecast period growth of vitamins and dietary supplements as consumers look to support their increasingly busy lifestyles
- Growing popularity of retail e-commerce for vitamins and dietary supplements
- The developing health and wellness trend boosts demand for vitamins and dietary supplements, with sales also supported by the ageing population
- Table 40 Sales of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 41 Sales of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 42 NBO Company Shares of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 43 LBN Brand Shares of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 44 Forecast Sales of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 45 Forecast Sales of Vitamins and Dietary Supplements by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND WELLBEING
- Sales of weight management and wellbeing rise in 2025 thanks to their growing popularity among wealthier urban dwellers
- New Concept Product leads with its Fitne Tea brand
- Direct selling remains the leading distribution channel for weight management and wellbeing
- Weight management and wellbeing sales rise over the forecast period
- More consumers buy weight management and wellbeing products online
- Beauty clinic treatments and herbal/traditional products dampen sales of weight management and wellbeing products
- Table 46 Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 47 Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 48 NBO Company Shares of Weight Management and Wellbeing: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 49 LBN Brand Shares of Weight Management and Wellbeing: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 50 Forecast Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 51 Forecast Sales of Weight Management and Wellbeing by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
SPORTS NUTRITION
- Sales of sports nutrition in Laos remain highly nascent though interest is starting to grow
- No clear leader in the growing niche of sports nutrition
- Pharmacies and health and personal care stores carry only a small range of sports nutrition products
- Steady growth of sports nutrition over the forecast period
- Retail e-commerce and social media become important sales drivers of sports nutrition over the forecast period
- Growing availability of organic-based sports nutrition, plant-based and vegan offerings
- Table 52 Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: Value 2020-2025
- Table 53 Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 54 NBO Company Shares of Sports Nutrition: % Value 2021-2025
- Table 55 LBN Brand Shares of Sports Nutrition: % Value 2022-2025
- Table 56 Forecast Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: Value 2025-2030
- Table 57 Forecast Sales of Sports Nutrition by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
HERBAL/TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS
- Herbal/traditional products registers growth in 2025 with most products imported from Thailand
- Well-established brands and manufacturers from across Asia supply herbal/traditional products to Laos
- Pharmacies is the leading channel for herbal/traditional products and stocks a wide range
- Forecast period growth of herbal/traditional products as consumers become better able to afford these products
- Heavy investment especially with regard to public/private collaboration seen over the forecast period
- Legal requirements around product safety of packaged herbal/traditional products are enhanced over the forecast period
- Table 58 Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products: Value 2020-2025
- Table 59 Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products: % Value Growth 2020-2025
- Table 60 Forecast Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products: Value 2025-2030
- Table 61 Forecast Sales of Herbal/Traditional Products: % Value Growth 2025-2030
