Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Laos
Laos: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) was 2.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Laos, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Laos recorded 2.4% for agriculture share of government expenditure in 2023.
The figure is down 39.9% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Laos peaked at 4.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2017.
Laos ranks 72nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.6% | — |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -43.6% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +41.2% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +39.6% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +29.6% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +55.4% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -39.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 2.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 93% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Laos's 2.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.3%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +55.4% | 2.6% | 4.0% |
| 2017 | -43.6% | 1.8% | 1.0% |
| 2018 | +41.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% |
| 2023 | -39.9% | 4.0% | 2.4% |
| 2019 | +39.6% | 1.4% | 2.0% |
| 2021 | +29.6% | 2.0% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Laos?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Laos was 2.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
- How does Laos rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Laos ranks 72nd out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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