Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 12.73 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
12.73 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 15.9%
World rank
117th
of 135 countries
All-time high
12.92 Percentage of GDP
in 2013
All-time low
9.17 Percentage of GDP
in 2020
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2010–2024

0510152010201720242010: 11.5 Percentage of GDP2011: 12.1 Percentage of GDP2012: 12.2 Percentage of GDP2013: 12.9 Percentage of GDP2014: 12.3 Percentage of GDP2015: 12.6 Percentage of GDP2016: 11.9 Percentage of GDP2017: 11 Percentage of GDP2018: 10.9 Percentage of GDP2019: 10.5 Percentage of GDP2020: 9.2 Percentage of GDP2021: 9.6 Percentage of GDP2022: 10.3 Percentage of GDP2023: 11 Percentage of GDP2024: 12.7 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 12.92 Percentage of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.17 Percentage of GDP, in 2020.

That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2010 to 2024.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 12.92 Percentage of GDP in 2013.
What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 9.17 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 117th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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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Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues
Unit
Percentage of GDP
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
146 places, 3,993 data points, 1990–2024
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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.