Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 19.8% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 19.8%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.6% on the previous year and up 465.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 19.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 2.5% | — |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +45.8% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +45.7% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +113.7% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +29.5% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +36.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 0.0% | 19.8% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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 getting credit: credit registry coverage in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 19.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.