Starting a business: Time - Women in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Starting a business: Time - Women was 173 days in 2019. β² Rising
Starting a business: Time - Women in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2003β2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business: time - women in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 173 days, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 101.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 187 days in 2015 and was at its lowest, 78 days, in 2011.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 2nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 111.29 days | 86 days | 135 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 131 days | 78 days | 187 days | 10 |
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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: time - women in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Starting a business: time - women in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 173 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 187 days in 2015.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 78 days in 2011.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for starting a business: time - women?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 2nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.2%. 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: Time - Women (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time for women captures the median duration that business incorporation experts indicate is necessary for five female married entrepreneurs to complete all procedures required to start and operate a business with minimum follow-up and no extra payments. It is calulared in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to start and operate a business, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.