Laos: Government deficit (% of GDP)
Percent of GDP · 2000–2024 · 25 observations · forecasts to 2031 · 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)
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Recent values
Percent of GDP
| Year | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 1.68 | Forecast |
| 2030 | 1.76 | Forecast |
| 2029 | 1.68 | Forecast |
| 2028 | 1.72 | Forecast |
| 2027 | 1.78 | Forecast |
| 2026 | 0.359 | Forecast |
| 2025 | 1.64 | Forecast |
| 2024 | 2.36 | |
| 2023 | -0.0123 | |
| 2022 | 0.0593 | |
| 2021 | -0.669 | |
| 2020 | -5.37 | |
| 2019 | -3.20 | |
| 2018 | -4.46 | |
| 2017 | -5.51 | |
| 2016 | -5.06 | |
| 2015 | -5.57 |
Sources
This series is derived from other GMD variables.
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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