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Laos: Government expenditure (% of GDP)

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

2024
15.8%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−0.7 pointsfrom 16.5%
Average, 2015–2024
18.9%10 years
Record high and low
25.8% (2015)low 13.6% (2004)

Government expenditure (% of GDP)

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ForecastPercent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
203117.4Forecast
203017.3Forecast
202917.4Forecast
202817.4Forecast
202717.4Forecast
202618.8Forecast
202517.9Forecast
202415.8
202316.5
202214.7
202115.7
202018.4
201918.6
201820.7
201721.8
201621.1
201525.8

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Laos documentation (PDF)

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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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