Lao PDR: Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Lao PDR's revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) rose 29% on 2021 (from 23.41 trillion to 30.21 trillion).

Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2021), the average change was +4,292,753,333,336.1% and a typical year strayed about 16,625,762,169,347.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 64,391,299,999,900% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 15.2% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.21 trillion a year. A straight line explains 75% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Lao PDR in the 2022 ranking

• India — 2nd of 8: 24.5 trillion
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 3rd of 8: 18.71 trillion
• Serbia — 4th of 8: 2.88 trillion

What this measures

Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

All 17 values

Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Australia — 610.66 billion (2022)
• Cambodia — 23.95 trillion (2023)
• China — 20.13 trillion (2024)
• Fiji — 3.6 billion (2024)
• Kiribati — 352.2 million (2023)
• Korea, Rep. — 658.88 trillion (2024)
• Macao SAR, China — 126.38 billion (2024)
• Malaysia — 324.62 billion (2024)
• Marshall Islands — 75.63 million (2020)
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 110.77 million (2020)

More public sector data for Lao PDR

• Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 7 million (2024)
• Armed forces personnel, total — 129,000 (2020)
• Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 4.08% (2020)
• CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3.5 (2025)
• CPIA debt policy rating (1=low to 6=high) — 2 (2025)
• CPIA economic management cluster average (1=low to 6=high) — 3 (2025)
• CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3.5 (2025)
• CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3 (2025)
• CPIA financial sector rating (1=low to 6=high)

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Questions people ask

What is Lao PDR's revenue, excluding grants (current LCU)?

30.21 trillion in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2006?

It is up 302.08 trillion% from 10 in 2006 (502.57% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 30.21 trillion in 2022 and the lowest 10 in 2006.

Is the latest change in revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) unusual for Lao PDR?

In 2022, Lao PDR's revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) rose 29% on 2021 (from 23.41 trillion to 30.21 trillion). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2021), the average change was +4,292,753,333,336.1% and a typical year strayed about 16,625,762,169,347.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.REV.XGRT.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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