Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%) in Laos
Laos: Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%) was 82.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Laos, 2008–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Laos recorded 82.9% for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.2% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Laos peaked at 82.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 2020.
Laos ranks 13th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 65.9% | — |
| 2009 | 70.4% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 60.7% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 57.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +28.1% |
| 2022 | 82.9% | +23.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 82.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.5%, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Laos's 82.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 58.8%, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.2% | 65.9% | 70.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 53.4% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 52.6% | 82.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More infrastructure data for Laos
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.96 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64.76 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.23 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.1 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.161 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.23 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6476 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Laos?
- Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Laos was 82.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 2020.
- How does Laos rank for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes?
- Laos ranks 13th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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