Interest payments in Laos
Laos: Interest payments was 3.81 trillion current LCU in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Laos, 2008–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Laos recorded 3.81 trillion current LCU for interest payments in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 76.0% on the previous year and up 544.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Laos peaked at 3.81 trillion current LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 263.77 billion current LCU, in 2009.
That places Laos 14th out of 155 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 312.57 billion current LCU | 263.77 billion current LCU | 361.38 billion current LCU | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.32 trillion current LCU | 397.81 billion current LCU | 2.87 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.86 trillion current LCU | 2.16 trillion current LCU | 3.81 trillion current LCU | 3 |
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More public sector data for Laos
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 12.1% (2022)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 19.3% (2022)
- Taxes on goods and services 53.9% (2022)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.3% (2022)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 0.2% (2022)
- Interest payments 11.8% (2022)
- Grants and other revenue 18.1% (2022)
- Interest payments 17.0% (2022)
- Other taxes 0.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Laos?
- Interest payments in Laos was 3.81 trillion current LCU in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 3.81 trillion current LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 263.77 billion current LCU in 2009.
- How does Laos rank for interest payments?
- Laos ranks 14th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 544.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.