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

Latest (2019)
19.8%
Change on year
up 36.6%
World rank
52nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
19.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.0%
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2019

Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2004–2019

051015202004201120192004: 0 % of adults2005: 0 % of adults2006: 0 % of adults2007: 0 % of adults2008: 0 % of adults2009: 0 % of adults2010: 0 % of adults2011: 2.5 % of adults2012: 2.5 % of adults2013: 2.4 % of adults2014: 3.5 % of adults2015: 5.1 % of adults2016: 10.9 % of adults2017: 11.2 % of adults2018: 14.5 % of adults2019: 19.8 % of adults

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

Annual values for Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2004 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6
2010s 7.2% 0.0% 19.8% 10

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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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Indicator
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults)
Unit
% of adults
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,949 data points, 2004–2019
Last refreshed

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.