Dealing with construction … Dealing 0-15 Building control in Laos
Laos: Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index was 6.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Laos, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Laos stood at 6.5 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Laos ranks 160th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index in Laos, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 6.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 6.5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10 DB16-20 methodology, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 6.5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.5 DB16-20 methodology, 57% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Laos
- 160 Barbados 6.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 160 Suriname 6.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 163 Angola 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 163 Central African Republic 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 163 Kiribati 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 163 Madagascar 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 163 Samoa 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 163 Seychelles 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 163 Sri Lanka 6 DB16-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Laos
- Merchandise trade 124.1% (2025)
- Food imports 12.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 10.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 32.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 12.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,572 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6762 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 31.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Laos?
- Dealing with construction permits: building quality control index in Laos was 6.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: building quality control index recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Laos rank for dealing with construction permits: building quality control index?
- Laos ranks 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: building quality control index rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Building quality control index (0-15) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The building quality control index is the sum of the following six indices: quality of building regulations, quality control before construction, quality control during construction, quality control after construction, liability and insurance regimes and professional certifications. The component indicator is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.