Ireland vs Laos: Other expense

Ireland

4.84 billion current LCU

in 2024

Laos

8.44 billion current LCU

in 2022

Ireland rank

92nd

Laos rank

91st

Other expense over time

Ireland
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 8.44 billion current LCU against 4.84 billion current LCU in Ireland, a difference of 3.60 billion current LCU.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.7 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Laos ahead.

Globally, Ireland ranks 92nd and Laos ranks 91st of 149 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Other expense (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 149 places, 3,304 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.