Laos — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 2008–2022 · 15 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Laos, the central government expenditure reading was 10.3% of GDP in 2022, compared with 10.8% of GDP in 2021. The period change was −0.45 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 13.1% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2013–2022
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.3 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 10.8 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 11.4 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 12.4 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 12.3 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2013
| 2017 | 12.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 13.9 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 14.9 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 15.5 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 16.8 % of GDP |