Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), annual growth rate in Laos
Laos: Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), annual growth rate was 4.52 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), annual growth rate in Laos, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Laos recorded 4.52 % change on previous year for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), annual growth rate in Laos peaked at 13.11 % change on previous year in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5025 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Laos 78th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), annual growth rate in Laos, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.95 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 6.77 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 6.07 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 6.36 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 7.11 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 8.62 % change on previous year | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 7.6 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 7.82 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 7.5 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 8.53 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 8.04 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 8.03 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 12.33 % change on previous year | +53.6% |
| 2014 | 13.11 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 11.51 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 7.84 % change on previous year | -31.9% |
| 2017 | 6.98 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 6.23 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 5.53 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5025 % change on previous year | -90.9% |
| 2021 | 1.94 % change on previous year | +286.3% |
| 2022 | 2.71 % change on previous year | +39.4% |
| 2023 | 3.75 % change on previous year | +38.4% |
| 2024 | 4.13 % change on previous year | +10.2% |
| 2025 | 4.52 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 4.52 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.35 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 4.52 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.54 % change on previous year, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), annual growth rate in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +286.3% | 0.5025 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2 % change on previous year | 6.07 % change on previous year | 8.62 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.81 % change on previous year | 5.53 % change on previous year | 13.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.93 % change on previous year | 0.5025 % change on previous year | 4.52 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 75 Central African Republic 4.69 % change on previous year compare
- 76 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.56 % change on previous year compare
- 77 Cameroon 4.55 % change on previous year compare
- 79 Grenada 4.42 % change on previous year compare
- 80 Zimbabwe 4.19 % change on previous year compare
- 81 Saudi Arabia 4.1 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Laos
- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 6,670 BoP, current US$ (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 988.46 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -44.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 127.22 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), annual growth rate in Laos?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), annual growth rate in Laos was 4.52 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 13.11 % change on previous year in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5025 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Laos rank for taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), annual growth rate?
- Laos ranks 78th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (constant lcu), annual growth rate rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Taxes less subsidies on products (constant LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.