Starting a business - Score in Laos
Laos: Starting a business - Score was 62.66 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Laos, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Laos stood at 62.66.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Laos peaked at 65.93 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 55.37, in 2003.
Laos ranks 179th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.67 | 55.37 | 62 | 7 |
| 2010s | 62.83 | 60.52 | 65.93 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 176 Iran 67.8 compare
- 177 Congo 65.8 compare
- 178 Central African Republic 63.19 compare
- 180 Suriname 61.56 compare
- 181 Equatorial Guinea 60.96 compare
- 182 Bosnia and Herzegovina 60.03 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)
- Commercial service exports 1.73 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 27.6% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 6.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Laos?
- Starting a business - score in Laos was 62.66 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 65.93 in 2011.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.37 in 2003.
- How does Laos rank for starting a business - score?
- Laos ranks 179th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.