Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score (Score) in Laos
Laos: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score was 72 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Laos, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Laos is 72, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Laos peaked at 76 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 72, in 2013.
That places Laos 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 76 | — |
| 2006 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72 | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 72 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.88, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 72 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76 | 76 | 76 | 5 |
| 2010s | 73.2 | 72 | 76 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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: procedures (number) - score in Laos?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score in Laos was 72 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 76 in 2005.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 72 in 2013.
- How does Laos rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score?
- Laos ranks 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures (number) - score rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the number procedures benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.