Taxes on international trade in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Taxes on international trade was 2.59 trillion current LCU in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
2.59 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 115.3%
World rank
12th
of 155 countries
All-time high
2.59 trillion current LCU
in 2022
All-time low
696.45 billion current LCU
in 2008
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Taxes on international trade in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2008–2022

500.0B1.0T1.5T2.0T2.5T2008201520222008: 696.4B current LCU2009: 775.1B current LCU2010: 890.9B current LCU2011: 1.1T current LCU2012: 1.2T current LCU2013: 1.3T current LCU2014: 1.7T current LCU2015: 1.6T current LCU2016: 1.8T current LCU2017: 999.6B current LCU2018: 1.1T current LCU2019: 1.0T current LCU2020: 1.1T current LCU2021: 1.2T current LCU2022: 2.6T current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 2.59 trillion current LCU, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 115.3% on the previous year and up 125.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 2.59 trillion current LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 696.45 billion current LCU, in 2008.

That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 12th out of 155 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 international trade in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2008 to 2022.
Year current LCU Change
2008 696.45 billion current LCU
2009 775.05 billion current LCU +11.3%
2010 890.86 billion current LCU +14.9%
2011 1.08 trillion current LCU +21.2%
2012 1.15 trillion current LCU +6.7%
2013 1.30 trillion current LCU +12.5%
2014 1.66 trillion current LCU +27.8%
2015 1.59 trillion current LCU -4.3%
2016 1.79 trillion current LCU +13.1%
2017 999.56 billion current LCU -44.3%
2018 1.10 trillion current LCU +9.8%
2019 1.02 trillion current LCU -6.7%
2020 1.08 trillion current LCU +6.0%
2021 1.21 trillion current LCU +11.1%
2022 2.59 trillion current LCU +115.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 735.75 billion current LCU 696.45 billion current LCU 775.05 billion current LCU 2
2010s 1.26 trillion current LCU 890.86 billion current LCU 1.79 trillion current LCU 10
2020s 1.63 trillion current LCU 1.08 trillion current LCU 2.59 trillion current LCU 3

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

  1. 9 Somalia 4.75 trillion current LCU compare
  2. 10 Paraguay 3.68 trillion current LCU compare
  3. 11 Kazakhstan 2.67 trillion current LCU compare
  4. 13 Uganda 2.58 trillion current LCU compare
  5. 14 Russian Federation 2.52 trillion current LCU compare
  6. 15 Cambodia 2.52 trillion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes on international trade in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Taxes on international trade in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 2.59 trillion current LCU in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 2.59 trillion current LCU in 2022.
What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 696.45 billion current LCU in 2008.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for taxes on international trade?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 12th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 125.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 international trade (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Taxes on international trade (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,046 data points, 1972–2024
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Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-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.