OECD - Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific 2026 Lao People's Democratic Republic

Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific 2026: Lao People's Democratic RepublicTax-to-GDP ratio OECD classification of taxes and interpretative guide Tax-to-GDP ratio over time Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific 2026 ─ Lao People's Democratic Republic Tax-to-GDP ratio compared to other Asian and Pacific economies and regional averages, 2024 Lao People's Democratic Republic's tax-to-GDP ratio was 12.7% in 2024, below the Asia-Pacific average of 19.7% by 7.0 percentage points. It was also below the OECD average (34.1%) by 21.3 percentage points. Data for 2023 are shown for Australia, Japan and Africa average as 2024 data are not available. LAC refers to the average for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Note by the ADB: The ADB recognises “Hong Kong (China)” as “Hong Kong, China" and “Kyrgyzstan” as “Kyrgyz Republic”. LAC refers to the average for Latin America and the Caribbean.

The tax-to-GDP ratio in Lao PDR increased by 1.7 percentage points from 11.0% in 2023 to 12.7% in

2024. From 2010 (the earliest year for which data was available) to 2024, the tax-to-GDP ratio in Lao PDR increased by 1.3 percentage points from 11.5% to 12.7%. The highest tax-to-GDP ratio in this period was 12.9% in 2013, and the lowest 9.2% in 2020.

Figures in the graph and text may be different due to rounding. In the OECD classification the term “taxes” is confined to compulsory unrequited payments to general government. Taxes are unrequited in the sense that benefits provided by government to taxpayers are not normally in proportion to their payments.

Regional averages (OECD, LAC, Africa) refer to the 2026 edition of Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean, and to the 2025 editions of Revenue Statistics (OECD) and Revenue Statistics in Africa. 11.5

High: 12.9

Low: 9.2

12.7 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Range of Asia-Pacific economies Asia-Pacific average Lao PDR% 34.1 33.7 32.9 31.1 30.5 29.9 29.5 28.5 26.3 25.3 25.0 24.0 24.0 22.9 22.7 22.0 21.9 21.7 19.5 18.2 18.1 17.8 17.5 17.2 17.1 16.1 15.5 15.5 15.1 15.1 13.4 13.3 13.2 13.0 #N/A 12.5 12.5 12.3 11.8 10.0 6.7 #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A #N/A 12.7 #N/A #N/A #N/A

#N/A #N/A #N/A Asia-Pacific average, 19.7 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 % Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific 2026: Lao People's Democratic Republic © OECD 2026Tax structures Tax structure compared to the regional averages Other taxes correspond to the residual category and include income taxes unallocable to PIT or CIT, payroll taxes, property taxes, and other miscellaneous taxes. Data for 2023 are used for the Africa average and OECD average as 2024 data are not available. 2023 2024  Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 2.93 3.38 + 0.45 of which Personal income, profits and gains 1.33 1.36 + 0.03 Corporate income, profits and gains 1.60 2.00 + 0.40 Social security contributions .. .. .. Taxes on goods and services 7.98 9.29 + 1.31 of which Value added taxes / Goods and services tax 3.18 4.12 + 0.94 Taxes on specific goods and services 3.99 4.31 + 0.32 of which Excises 2.56 2.61 + 0.05 Customs and import duties 1.05 1.06 + 0.01 Other taxes 0.07 0.06 - 0.01

TOTAL 10.98 12.73 + 1.75

For further information, please see: Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific 2026 Tax revenues in local currency Tax structure in Lao PDRSummary of the tax structure in Lao PDR 2 936 7 193 4 615 6 886 31 635 8 886 3 595 Lao Kip, Billions 2023 2024  8 221 % of GDP 3 728 4 493 .. .. 22 396

4 615 6 886 31 635 8 886 3 595 Lao Kip, Billions 2023 2024  8 221 % of GDP 3 728 4 493 .. .. 22 396 8 912 14 024 11 199 191 212 30 808 43 347 + 3 280 .. In this country note, “other taxes” is calculated as total tax minus taxes on income, profits and capital gains, social security contributions and taxes on goods and services. It includes taxes on payroll and workforce, taxes on property and other taxes (as defined in the OECD Interpretative Guide). Tax revenue includes net receipts for all levels of government; figures in the table and text may not sum to the total indicated due to rounding. + 9 238 + 21 + 12 539 + 1 693 + 658 + 3 469 + 887 + 2 393 11 500 + 5 112 14 668 Tax structure refers to the share of each tax in total tax revenues. The highest share of tax revenues in Lao PDR in 2024 was derived from other taxes on goods and services (40.6%). The second-highest share of tax revenues in 2024 was derived from value added taxes / goods and services tax (32.4%). 24 10 16 18 11 12 17 21 20 16 25 16 7 8 20 29 27 27 32 11 20 25 23 41 8 8 3 4 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

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