Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Laos
Laos: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 23.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Laos, 2008–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Laos is 23.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Laos peaked at 29.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2014.
Laos ranks 131st of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 29.1% | — |
| 2009 | 27.7% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +6.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 23.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.7%, 66% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Laos's 23.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.9%, 59% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 27.7% | 29.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 18.8% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 19.7% | 23.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Laos?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Laos was 23.6% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2014.
- How does Laos rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Laos ranks 131st out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.