Share of female business owners (% of total business owners) in Laos
Laos: Share of female business owners (% of total business owners) was 23.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of female 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. Measured in % of total business owners.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female business owners in Laos 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.
Laos ranks 42nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of female business owners (% of total business owners) in Laos, 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% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 23.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Laos'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 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)
- Commercial service imports 1.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 32.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 12.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,572 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female business owners in Laos?
- Share of female business owners in Laos 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2015.
- How does Laos rank for share of female business owners?
- Laos ranks 42nd out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 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.