Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Laos
Laos: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) was 5.06 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Laos, 1989–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 5.06 million current LCU per person for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 178.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Laos peaked at 5.06 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -47.72 current LCU per person, in 1989.
Laos ranks 4th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Laos, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -47.72 current LCU per person | — |
| 1990 | 1,244 current LCU per person | -2707.0% |
| 1991 | 2,249 current LCU per person | +80.8% |
| 1992 | 2,226 current LCU per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 3,415 current LCU per person | +53.4% |
| 1994 | 4,886 current LCU per person | +43.1% |
| 1995 | 7,185 current LCU per person | +47.0% |
| 1996 | 8,661 current LCU per person | +20.5% |
| 1997 | 8,579 current LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 8,469 current LCU per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 14,043 current LCU per person | +65.8% |
| 2000 | 19,462 current LCU per person | +38.6% |
| 2001 | 25,512 current LCU per person | +31.1% |
| 2002 | 177,180 current LCU per person | +594.5% |
| 2003 | 209,950 current LCU per person | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 243,590 current LCU per person | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 279,203 current LCU per person | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 330,757 current LCU per person | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 376,481 current LCU per person | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 435,257 current LCU per person | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 447,446 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 526,047 current LCU per person | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 1.19 million current LCU per person | +127.0% |
| 2012 | 1.11 million current LCU per person | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 1.30 million current LCU per person | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 1.46 million current LCU per person | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 1.82 million current LCU per person | +24.4% |
| 2016 | 2.16 million current LCU per person | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 2.28 million current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 2.38 million current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 2.45 million current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.38 million current LCU per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 2.68 million current LCU per person | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 3.09 million current LCU per person | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 3.41 million current LCU per person | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 4.56 million current LCU per person | +33.7% |
| 2025 | 5.06 million current LCU per person | +11.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 5.06 million current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,132 current LCU per person, 454.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 5.06 million current LCU per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,437 current LCU per person, 1140.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +2707.0% | -47.72 current LCU per person | 1,244 current LCU per person |
| 2002 | +594.5% | 25,512 current LCU per person | 177,180 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -47.72 current LCU per person | -47.72 current LCU per person | -47.72 current LCU per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 6,096 current LCU per person | 1,244 current LCU per person | 14,043 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 254,484 current LCU per person | 19,462 current LCU per person | 447,446 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 million current LCU per person | 526,047 current LCU per person | 2.45 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.53 million current LCU per person | 2.38 million current LCU per person | 5.06 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 1 Lebanon 242.59 million current LCU per person compare
- 2 Iran 78.56 million current LCU per person compare
- 3 Vietnam 10.07 million current LCU per person compare
- 5 Paraguay 4.22 million current LCU per person compare
- 6 South Korea 3.60 million current LCU per person compare
- 7 Indonesia 3.54 million current LCU per person 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Laos?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Laos was 5.06 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 5.06 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -47.72 current LCU per person in 1989.
- How does Laos rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita?
- Laos ranks 4th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.