Number of male business owners in Laos
Laos: Number of male business owners was 533 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Number of male business owners in Laos, 2014–2020
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
Laos recorded 533 for number of male business owners in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.9% on the previous year and up 243.9% over ten years.
That places Laos 63rd out of 72 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of male business owners in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 155 | — |
| 2015 | 182 | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 206 | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 246 | +19.4% |
| 2018 | 343 | +39.4% |
| 2019 | 719 | +109.6% |
| 2020 | 533 | -25.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 308.5 | 155 | 719 | 6 |
| 2020s | 533 | 533 | 533 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 60 Tajikistan 1,150 compare
- 61 East Timor 1,049
- 62 Qatar 797 compare
- 64 Guinea-Bissau 472 compare
- 65 Central African Republic 287 compare
- 66 Comoros 197 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 number of male business owners in Laos?
- Number of male business owners in Laos was 533 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 male business owners recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 719 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of male business owners recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 155 in 2014.
- How does Laos rank for number of male business owners?
- Laos ranks 63rd out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of male business owners rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 243.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos 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 male business owners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male business owners is the number of male individuals that own at least one share of a limited liability company that was newly registered in the calendar year.