Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Lao PDR
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Lao PDR is 11.5 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 137.
Lao PDR compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Lao PDR is similar to that of India, Tajikistan, Egypt, Madagascar, Paraguay, Mali, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, Peru, Iran with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 11.8, 11.7, 11.7, 11.5, 11.5, 11.3, 11.3, 11.2, 11.2, 11.2 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142.Last 10 years averageLao PDR had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 8.76 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Lao PDR during the Great RecessionLao PDR's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 28.6% during the Great RecessionLao PDR since the end of the Great RecessionLao PDR's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 6.86% since the end of the Great Recession
Lao PDR compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Lao PDR is similar to that of India, Tajikistan, Egypt, Madagascar, Paraguay, Mali, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, Peru, Iran with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 11.8, 11.7, 11.7, 11.5, 11.5, 11.3, 11.3, 11.2, 11.2, 11.2 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142.Last 10 years averageLao PDR had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 8.76 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Lao PDR during the Great RecessionLao PDR's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 28.6% during the Great RecessionLao PDR since the end of the Great RecessionLao PDR's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 6.86% since the end of the Great Recession
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2000 | 6.71 |
2001 | 6.75 |
2002 | 6.83 |
2003 | 6.83 |
2004 | 6.99 |
2005 | 8.10 |
2006 | 8.35 |
2007 | 8.46 |
2008 | 9.43 |
2009 | 10.74 |
2010 | 9.48 |
2011 | 9.80 |
2012 | 11.47 |
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India | 132 | 11.8 |
Tajikistan | 133 | 11.7 |
Egypt | 134 | 11.7 |
Madagascar | 135 | 11.5 |
Paraguay | 136 | 11.5 |
Lao PDR | 137 | 11.5 |
Mali | 138 | 11.3 |
Mongolia | 139 | 11.3 |
Azerbaijan | 140 | 11.2 |
Peru | 141 | 11.2 |
Iran | 142 | 11.2 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators