Interest payments (% of revenue) in Laos
Laos: Interest payments (% of revenue) was 11.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Interest payments in Laos, 2008–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Laos recorded 11.8% for interest payments in 2022.
That represents a change of up 48.4% on the previous year and up 240.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Laos peaked at 12.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2011.
Laos ranks 46th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Interest payments (% of revenue) in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.7% | — |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -31.2% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +47.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -23.2% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +40.6% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +25.7% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -33.2% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +48.4% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 11.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Laos's 11.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.3%, 3.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 4.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 3.2% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 8.0% | 12.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Laos?
- Interest payments in Laos was 11.8% 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 12.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2011.
- How does Laos rank for interest payments?
- Laos ranks 46th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 240.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of revenue). 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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.