Dealing with construction: Liability and insurance in Laos
Laos: Dealing with construction: Liability and insurance was 0.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Dealing with construction permits: Liability and insurance regimes in Laos, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB16-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, dealing with construction permits: liability and insurance regimes in Laos stood at 0.5 DB16-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
That places Laos 113th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Dealing with construction: Liability and insurance in Laos, year by year
| Year | DB16-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.5 DB16-20 methodology | — |
| 2015 | 0.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 DB16-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.5 DB16-20 methodology is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5 DB16-20 methodology, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.5 DB16-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.75 DB16-20 methodology, 67% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Laos
- 112 Pakistan 0.975 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 113 Barbados 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 113 Gabon 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 113 Germany 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 113 Guinea-Bissau 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 113 Iraq 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 113 Kiribati 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 113 Malawi 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 113 Mauritania 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 113 Namibia 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 113 Nicaragua 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 113 Sao Tome and Principe 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 113 Saint Lucia 0.5 DB16-20 methodology compare
- 113 Zimbabwe 0.5 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)
- Commercial service imports 1.65 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 1.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,572 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: liability and insurance regimes in Laos?
- Dealing with construction permits: liability and insurance regimes in Laos was 0.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: liability and insurance regimes recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: liability and insurance regimes recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 DB16-20 methodology in 2014.
- How does Laos rank for dealing with construction permits: liability and insurance regimes?
- Laos ranks 113th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: liability and insurance regimes 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: Liability and insurance regimes index (0-2) (DB16-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The liability and insurance regimes index evaluates the stringency of latent defect liability and insurance regimes. It has two components: (i) whether any parties involved in the construction process are held legally liable for latent defects such as structural flaws or problems in the building once it is in use; (ii) whether any party involved in the construction process is legally required to obtain a latent defect liability or decennial (10 years) liability insurance policy to cover possible structural flaws or problems in the building once it is in use. The index is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.