Paying taxes: Payments in Laos

Laos: Paying taxes: Payments was 35 number per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
35 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
35 number per year
in 2014
All-time low
34 number per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Laos, 2005–2019

0102030402005201220192005: 34 number per year2006: 34 number per year2007: 34 number per year2008: 34 number per year2009: 34 number per year2010: 34 number per year2011: 34 number per year2012: 34 number per year2013: 34 number per year2014: 35 number per year2015: 35 number per year2016: 35 number per year2017: 35 number per year2018: 35 number per year2019: 35 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments in Laos is 35 number per year, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Laos peaked at 35 number per year in 2014 and was at its lowest, 34 number per year, in 2005.

Laos ranks 42nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Paying taxes: Payments in Laos, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Laos, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 34 number per year —
2006 34 number per year +0.0%
2007 34 number per year +0.0%
2008 34 number per year +0.0%
2009 34 number per year +0.0%
2010 34 number per year +0.0%
2011 34 number per year +0.0%
2012 34 number per year +0.0%
2013 34 number per year +0.0%
2014 35 number per year +2.9%
2015 35 number per year +0.0%
2016 35 number per year +0.0%
2017 35 number per year +0.0%
2018 35 number per year +0.0%
2019 35 number per year +0.0%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 35 number per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33 number per year, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 35 number per year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.5 number per year, 1.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34 number per year 34 number per year 34 number per year 5
2010s 34.6 number per year 34 number per year 35 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 42 Albania 35 number per year compare
  2. 42 Djibouti 35 number per year compare
  3. 42 Guyana 35 number per year compare
  4. 42 Malawi 35 number per year compare
  5. 42 Mali 35 number per year compare
  6. 42 Saint Lucia 35 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Laos?
Paying taxes: payments in Laos was 35 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 35 number per year in 2014.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 34 number per year in 2005.
How does Laos rank for paying taxes: payments?
Laos ranks 42nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Laos data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.