Tax revenue in Laos
Central government tax revenue in Laos was equal to 12.1% of GDP in 2022.
Laos, 2022
12.1%
Change from 2021
+1.7percentage points
World, 2022
14.5%
Position in 2022
92nd of 118
Tax revenue in Laos over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Laos | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 13.9% |
| 2023 | – | 13.9% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | 14.5% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | 14.3% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | 13.7% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | 13.8% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | 13.9% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | 14.2% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | 13.9% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | 14.0% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | 14.0% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | 14.0% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | 13.8% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | 13.3% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | 13.1% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | 14.3% |
| 2007 | – | 14.8% |
| 2006 | – | 14.5% |
| 2005 | – | 14.1% |
| 2004 | – | 14.5% |
| 2003 | – | 14.4% |
| 2002 | – | 14.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.7 percentage points from 10.4% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 13.6%, the figure has changed by −1.5 percentage points.
- Among the 118 countries with data for 2022, Laos has the 92nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 14.5%.