Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Laos
Laos: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 8.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Customs and other import duties in Laos, 2008–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for customs and other import duties in Laos is 8.3%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 33.1% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Laos peaked at 11.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2019.
That places Laos 63rd out of 151 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11.7% | — |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -45.4% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +33.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 8.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 94% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Laos's 8.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.3%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -45.4% | 10.3% | 5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 11.5% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 5.2% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.2% | 8.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Laos?
- Customs and other import duties in Laos was 8.3% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2019.
- How does Laos rank for customs and other import duties?
- Laos ranks 63rd out of 151 countries with data for 2022.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.