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Lao People's Democratic Republic

Overall Score, 2022

0.25
out of
5

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Overall Score
2022

Lao People's Democratic Republic overall score is lower than the average score of its region, income group, and the global average. There is ample room for improvement in its cigarette tax system.

Component Score
2022

Lao People's Democratic Republic scores poorly in cigarette price, affordability change, tax share and tax structure. It would greatly benefit from higher cigarette prices, reducing the cigarette affordability, increasing the tax share of price, and improving the tax structure.

Scores Over Time

Lao People's Democratic Republic's overall score decreased from 2016 to 2022 due to a reduction in the cigarette price score and tax structure score during the period.

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