Getting electricity: Procedures (number) in Laos
Laos: Getting electricity: Procedures was 7 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Procedures in Laos, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
Laos recorded 7 number for getting electricity: procedures in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: procedures in Laos peaked at 7 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7 number, in 2009.
That places Laos 9th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Getting electricity: Procedures in Laos, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 number | — |
| 2010 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 number | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 7 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5 number, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 7 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4 number, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 number | 7 number | 7 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 7 number | 7 number | 7 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 9 Nigeria 7 number compare
- 9 Angola 7 number compare
- 9 Bolivia 7 number compare
- 9 Canada 7 number compare
- 9 Central African Republic 7 number compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 7 number compare
- 9 Ecuador 7 number compare
- 9 Gabon 7 number compare
- 9 Guinea-Bissau 7 number compare
- 9 Honduras 7 number compare
- 9 Jamaica 7 number compare
- 9 Kosovo 7 number compare
- 9 Kyrgyzstan 7 number compare
- 9 Montenegro 7 number compare
- 9 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 7 number compare
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: procedures in Laos?
- Getting electricity: procedures in Laos was 7 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: procedures recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 7 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: procedures recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 number in 2009.
- How does Laos rank for getting electricity: procedures?
- Laos ranks 9th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: procedures rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Procedures (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of procedures records all the procedures required in practice for businesses to obtain a new electrical connection. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company’s employees or its main electrician or electrical engineer with external parties, such as the electricity distribution utility, electricity supply utilities, government agencies, electrical contractors and firms. Interactions between company employees and steps related to the internal electrical wiring, such as the design and execution of the internal electrical installation plans, are not counted as procedures. However, internal wiring inspections and certifications that are prerequisites to obtain a new connection are counted as procedures.