Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 15.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
15.4%
Change on year
up 32.3%
World rank
181st
of 189 countries
All-time high
20.0%
in 2012
All-time low
11.7%
in 2020
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 15.4%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 32.3% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 20.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2020.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 181st out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12.2% | — |
| 2010 | 14.2% | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +41.1% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -38.0% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +32.3% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 15.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 36% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 15.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.9%, 30% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 14.2% | 20.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 11.7% | 15.4% | 2 |
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More health data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5667 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,260 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 317 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5161 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0489 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5055 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 15.4% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2020.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 181st out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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