Taxes on exports in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Taxes on exports was 1.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2008–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 1.6% for taxes on exports in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,175.3% on the previous year and up 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 2.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 14th out of 76 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on exports in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.4% | — |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +99.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +62.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -24.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -24.8% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +205.5% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -71.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -59.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +25.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -61.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +34.4% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +1175.3% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 1.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 3.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 1.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 7.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 | +1175.3% | 0.1% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 11 Madagascar 3.9%
- 12 Mauritius 3.4%
- 13 Papua New Guinea 1.6% compare
- 15 Morocco 1.6%
- 16 Congo 1.6% compare
- 17 Cameroon 1.4% compare
More public sector data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9009 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 133.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 3.43 current USD per person (2013)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0019 current USD per US$ of GDP (2013)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.56 % change on previous year (2013)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 22.68 million current USD (2013)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Taxes on exports in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 1.6% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for taxes on exports?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 14th out of 76 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-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.