Central government expense in Laos
Central government expense in Laos was equal to 10.3% of GDP in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2008.
Laos, 2022
10.3%
Change from 2021
−0.4percentage points
World, 2022
28.5%
Central government expense in Laos over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Laos | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.3% | 28.5% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | 27.4% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | 27.5% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | 28.4% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | 25.9% |
| 2007 | – | 24.8% |
| 2006 | – | 24.9% |
| 2005 | – | 25.1% |
| 2004 | – | 24.8% |
| 2003 | – | 25.2% |
| 2002 | – | 24.9% |
| 2001 | – | 24.7% |
| 2000 | – | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 10.8% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 11.0%, the figure has changed by −0.7 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 28.5%.