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Laos — General government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2031 · 33 observations

About this series

General 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 general government expenditure reading was 17.9% of GDP in 2025, compared with 15.8% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +2.17 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2022–2031

PeriodValue
203117.4 % of GDP
203017.3 % of GDP
202917.4 % of GDP
202817.4 % of GDP
202717.4 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2022
202618.8 % of GDP
202517.9 % of GDP
202415.8 % of GDP
202316.5 % of GDP
202214.7 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.