Kazakhstan vs Laos: Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Kazakhstan
11.9%
in 2023
Laos
12.1%
in 2022
Kazakhstan rank
118th
Laos rank
116th

Tax revenue (% of GDP) over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Laos
05101520199720102023

How they compare

Laos currently reports 12.1% against 11.9% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 118th and Laos ranks 116th of 157 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Laos Difference Ahead
2010s 13.1% 12.9% 0.2% Kazakhstan
2020s 9.9% 10.6% 0.7% Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Kazakhstan or Laos?
Laos, at 12.1% against 11.9% in Kazakhstan as of 2022.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Kazakhstan and Laos?
0.2%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Laos?
13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Kazakhstan and Laos rank globally for tax revenue?
Kazakhstan ranks 118th and Laos ranks 116th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,677 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.