Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Laos
Laos: Taxes on international trade (current LCU) was 2.59 trillion current LCU in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes on international trade in Laos, 2008–2022
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 Laos 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 Laos peaked at 2.59 trillion current LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 696.45 billion current LCU, in 2008.
That places Laos 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 (current LCU) in Laos, year by year
| 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% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 2.59 trillion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.87 billion current LCU, 118.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Laos's 2.59 trillion current LCU is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.27 billion current LCU, 607.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Laos 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 | +115.3% | 1.21 trillion current LCU | 2.59 trillion current LCU |
| 2017 | -44.3% | 1.79 trillion current LCU | 999.56 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Laos?
- Taxes on international trade in Laos 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 trillion current LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 696.45 billion current LCU in 2008.
- How does Laos rank for taxes on international trade?
- Laos ranks 12th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.1%. 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 Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.