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Laos: General government deficit (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 2000–2024 · 25 observations · forecasts to 2031 · gen_govdef_GDP

2024
2.36%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
+2.4 pointsfrom −0.0123%
Average, 2015–2024
−2.74%10 years
Record high and low
2.36% (2024)low −5.57% (2015)

General government deficit (% of GDP)

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-6%-4%-2%0%2%4%2000200520102015202020252030LaosLaos
ForecastPercent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
20311.68Forecast
20301.76Forecast
20291.68Forecast
20281.72Forecast
20271.78Forecast
20260.359Forecast
20251.64Forecast
20242.36
2023-0.0123
20220.0593
2021-0.669
2020-5.37
2019-3.20
2018-4.46
2017-5.51
2016-5.06
2015-5.57

Sources

  • IMF World Economic Outlook2000–2024
  • Asian Development Bank (archive)2008–2022
  • Asian Development Bank2008–2022
  • IMF WEO (forecast)2024–2031

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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