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Laos — Central government deficit

millions of LAK · Annual · 2008–2022 · 15 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

The central government deficit reading for Laos was 407.50B LAK in 2022. The previous reading was −1.11T LAK in 2021; the period change was +1.52T LAK. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 0.19% in 2022.

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Latest observations

2013–2022

PeriodValue
2022407.50B LAK
2021-1.11T LAK
2020-8.95T LAK
2019-4.73T LAK
2018-6.51T LAK
5 earlier values, back to 2013
2017-7.45T LAK
2016-6.31T LAK
2015-4.39T LAK
2014-3.49T LAK
2013-4.57T LAK
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.