Tax revenues vs income inequality in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 10.62 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1988–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 10.62, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 14.51 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.07, in 1990.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 154th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 4.58 | — |
| 1989 | 3.21 | -29.9% |
| 1990 | 3.07 | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 3.77 | +22.8% |
| 1992 | 3.6 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 3.27 | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 3.87 | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 3.81 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 4.1 | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 3.59 | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 5.75 | +60.2% |
| 1999 | 6.61 | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 7.74 | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 8.68 | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 7.68 | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 7.21 | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 7.3 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 7.58 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 8.19 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 9.26 | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 10.02 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 11.69 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 12.1 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 12.66 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 13.37 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 13.5 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 14.51 | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 13.76 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 12.43 | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 12.24 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 12.81 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 10.88 | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 9.4 | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 10.25 | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 10.62 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.9 | 3.21 | 4.58 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.14 | 3.07 | 6.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.53 | 7.21 | 11.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.83 | 10.88 | 14.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.09 | 9.4 | 10.62 | 3 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.42 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,196 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 10.62 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.475 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 16.95 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 10.62 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 14.51 in 2014.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.07 in 1990.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 154th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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