Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Laos
Laos: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita was 2.29 million current LCU per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Laos, 2008–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Laos is 2.29 million current LCU per person, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.6% on the previous year and up 116.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Laos peaked at 2.29 million current LCU per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 538,427 current LCU per person, in 2008.
That places Laos 4th out of 157 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 538,427 current LCU per person | — |
| 2009 | 599,371 current LCU per person | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 801,943 current LCU per person | +33.8% |
| 2011 | 915,132 current LCU per person | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 1.06 million current LCU per person | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 1.26 million current LCU per person | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 1.52 million current LCU per person | +20.9% |
| 2015 | 1.60 million current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.66 million current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.79 million current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 1.81 million current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.87 million current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.59 million current LCU per person | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 1.79 million current LCU per person | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 2.29 million current LCU per person | +27.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 2.29 million current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8,739 current LCU per person, 262.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Laos's 2.29 million current LCU per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,144 current LCU per person, 552.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 568,899 current LCU per person | 538,427 current LCU per person | 599,371 current LCU per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.43 million current LCU per person | 801,943 current LCU per person | 1.87 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 million current LCU per person | 1.59 million current LCU per person | 2.29 million current LCU per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 1 Lebanon 26.08 million current LCU per person compare
- 2 Paraguay 3.36 million current LCU per person compare
- 3 Colombia 2.32 million current LCU per person compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 2.25 million current LCU per person compare
- 6 South Korea 2.22 million current LCU per person compare
- 7 Mongolia 2.01 million current LCU per person compare
More public sector data for Laos
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Laos?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Laos was 2.29 million current LCU per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 million current LCU per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 538,427 current LCU per person in 2008.
- How does Laos rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
- Laos ranks 4th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.