Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score in Laos
Laos: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score was 91.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Laos, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Laos recorded 91.3% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Laos peaked at 91.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2009.
Laos ranks 131st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 59.6% | — |
| 2010 | 65.9% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 70.3% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 87.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | +0.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 91.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 91.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.1%, 93% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.6% | 59.6% | 59.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 65.9% | 91.3% | 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)
- 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 getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Laos?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Laos was 91.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2009.
- How does Laos rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Laos ranks 131st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. 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 Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The score for cost 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.