Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Laos
Laos: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 58.03 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Laos, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Laos stood at 58.03. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.9% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
That places Laos 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 40.47 | — |
| 2015 | 45.53 | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 48.9 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 52.64 | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 49.65 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 58.03 | +16.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 58.03 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.07, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 58.03 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76.47, 76% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
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 getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Laos?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Laos was 58.03 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 58.03 in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.47 in 2014.
- How does Laos rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Laos ranks 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. 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 (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for getting electricity is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time, cost for a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection and supply for a standardized warehouse, as well as the reliability of supply and transparency of tariffs index. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.