Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Laos
Laos: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 12.73 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Laos, 2010–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Laos recorded 12.73 Percentage of GDP for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Laos peaked at 12.92 Percentage of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.17 Percentage of GDP, in 2020.
That places Laos 117th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Laos, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.45 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2011 | 12.07 Percentage of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 12.22 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 12.92 Percentage of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 12.29 Percentage of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 12.55 Percentage of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 11.91 Percentage of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 11.04 Percentage of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 10.87 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 10.54 Percentage of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 9.17 Percentage of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 9.6 Percentage of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 10.32 Percentage of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 10.98 Percentage of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 12.73 Percentage of GDP | +15.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 12.73 Percentage of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.59 Percentage of GDP, 82% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Laos's 12.73 Percentage of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.97 Percentage of GDP, 71% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.79 Percentage of GDP | 10.54 Percentage of GDP | 12.92 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.56 Percentage of GDP | 9.17 Percentage of GDP | 12.73 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More economy & growth data for Laos
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.39 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 60.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 19.21 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 52.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 14.03 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Laos?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Laos was 12.73 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 12.92 Percentage of GDP in 2013.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.17 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- How does Laos rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Laos ranks 117th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.