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 182nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 55.37 | — |
| 2004 | 56.08 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 57.11 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 57.39 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 61.12 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 61.62 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 62 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 62.14 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 65.93 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 64.99 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 64.7 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 64.93 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 60.52 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 60.61 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 60.88 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 60.93 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 62.66 | +2.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 62.66 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.73, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 62.66 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.39, 73% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
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
- 179 Iran 67.8 compare
- 180 Congo 65.8 compare
- 181 Central African Republic 63.19 compare
- 183 Suriname 61.56 compare
- 184 Equatorial Guinea 60.96 compare
- 185 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)
- 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 - 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 182nd out of 191 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.