Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) was 100.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 100.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 100.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 2003.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 135th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 92.0% | — |
| 2004 | 92.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 94.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 100.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 100.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.0% | 92.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
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 starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 100.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 2003.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita)?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 135th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: paid-in minimum capital (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Paid-in Minimum capital (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The score for the paid-in minimum capital requirement benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.