Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Laos
Laos: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) was 247.52 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita in Laos, 1989–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Laos is 247.52 current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Laos peaked at 283.76 current US$ per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, -0.0818 current US$ per person, in 1989.
Laos ranks 131st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Laos, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -0.0818 current US$ per person | — |
| 1990 | 1.76 current US$ per person | -2247.5% |
| 1991 | 3.2 current US$ per person | +82.3% |
| 1992 | 3.11 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 4.77 current US$ per person | +53.4% |
| 1994 | 6.81 current US$ per person | +42.8% |
| 1995 | 8.93 current US$ per person | +31.1% |
| 1996 | 9.4 current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 6.81 current US$ per person | -27.6% |
| 1998 | 2.57 current US$ per person | -62.3% |
| 1999 | 1.98 current US$ per person | -23.0% |
| 2000 | 2.47 current US$ per person | +24.9% |
| 2001 | 2.87 current US$ per person | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 17.62 current US$ per person | +513.1% |
| 2003 | 19.96 current US$ per person | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 23.01 current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 26.2 current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 32.58 current US$ per person | +24.3% |
| 2007 | 39.21 current US$ per person | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 49.8 current US$ per person | +27.0% |
| 2009 | 52.57 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 63.73 current US$ per person | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 148.7 current US$ per person | +133.3% |
| 2012 | 138.57 current US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 165.84 current US$ per person | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 181.83 current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 223.75 current US$ per person | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 265.63 current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 2017 | 276.32 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 283.76 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 282.34 current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 263.44 current US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 276.69 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 219.85 current US$ per person | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 192.85 current US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 226.14 current US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 2025 | 247.52 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 247.52 current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 170.08 current US$ per person, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 247.52 current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 404.23 current US$ per person, 61% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +2247.5% | -0.0818 current US$ per person | 1.76 current US$ per person |
| 2002 | +513.1% | 2.87 current US$ per person | 17.62 current US$ per person |
| 2011 | +133.3% | 63.73 current US$ per person | 148.7 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0818 current US$ per person | -0.0818 current US$ per person | -0.0818 current US$ per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.93 current US$ per person | 1.76 current US$ per person | 9.4 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.63 current US$ per person | 2.47 current US$ per person | 52.57 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 203.05 current US$ per person | 63.73 current US$ per person | 283.76 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 237.75 current US$ per person | 192.85 current US$ per person | 276.69 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 128 Isle of Man 264.41 current US$ per person compare
- 129 India 249.25 current US$ per person compare
- 130 Cote d'Ivoire 248.22 current US$ per person compare
- 132 Tanzania 237 current US$ per person compare
- 133 Tunisia 235.46 current US$ per person compare
- 134 Indonesia 215.09 current US$ 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 us$), per capita in Laos?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Laos was 247.52 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 283.76 current US$ per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0818 current US$ per person in 1989.
- How does Laos rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita?
- Laos ranks 131st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) 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 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.