Lao People's Democratic Republic
Overall Score, 2020
0.50
out of
5
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Country-specific presentation slides display the findings from the Cigarette Tax Scorecard.
DownloadOverall Score
2020
Lao People's Democratic Republic does not score well compared to the average score of countries in its region, income group, or the global average. Lao PDR would benefit from making significant improvements to its cigarette tax system.
Component Score
2020
Lao People's Democratic Republic scores poorly in all of the component scores. There is significant room for improvement by increasing cigarette prices, reducing cigarette affordability, increasing tax share of price, and improving the tax structure.
Scores Over Time
Lao People's Democratic Republic's overall score rose and then fell between 2014 and 2020 due to fluctuations in the effectiveness of the tax structure.
