Number of female business owners in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Number of female business owners was 166 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Number of female business owners in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2014–2020
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 166 for number of female business owners in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and up 245.8% over ten years.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 62nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of female business owners in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 48 | — |
| 2015 | 41 | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 57 | +39.0% |
| 2017 | 69 | +21.1% |
| 2018 | 84 | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 182 | +116.7% |
| 2020 | 166 | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.17 | 41 | 182 | 6 |
| 2020s | 166 | 166 | 166 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 59 Congo 217 compare
- 60 Qatar 185 compare
- 61 Afghanistan 177 compare
- 63 Tajikistan 97 compare
- 64 Guinea-Bissau 83 compare
- 65 Comoros 74 compare
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 number of female business owners in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Number of female business owners in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 166 in 2020, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest number of female business owners recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 182 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 in 2015.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for number of female business owners?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 62nd out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of female business owners rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 245.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Number of female business owners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female business owners is the number of female individuals that own at least one share of a limited liability company that was newly registered in the calendar year.