Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 8.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 8.2% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.9% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 18.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2010.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 175th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2001 | 9.9% | +36.3% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +53.4% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | +25.7% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -28.2% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | -42.6% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +81.1% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 7.3% | 18.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 7.2% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 8.2% | 11.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35,584 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,396 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 116,303 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 115,863 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 532,092 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 739,554 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0716 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 8.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2010.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 175th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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