Share of female business owners in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of female business owners was 23.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share 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. Measured in % of total business owners.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female business owners in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 23.7%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 42nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of female business owners in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23.6% | — |
| 2015 | 18.4% | -22.2% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +17.6% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 23.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 23.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.0%, 77% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.9% | 18.4% | 23.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
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 share of female business owners in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Share of female business owners in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 23.7% 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 share of female business owners recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2015.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for share of female business owners?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 42nd out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Share of female business owners (% of total business owners). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female business is the proportion of female newly registered limited liability company owners out of the total number of newly registered limited liability company owners in the economy in the calendar year.