Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Laos
Laos: Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 68.28 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Laos, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Laos is 68.28, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Laos ranks 98th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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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)
- Commercial service exports 1.73 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 27.6% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 6.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Laos?
- Dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score in Laos was 68.28 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 68.28 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.93 in 2014.
- How does Laos rank for dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Laos ranks 98th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The score for dealing with construction permits is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time, cost to deal with construction permits, as well as the building quality control index that evaluate the quality of building regulations, the strength of quality control and safety mechanisms, liability and insurance regimes and professional certification requirements. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.