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Lao PDR

LAO · East Asia & Pacific · Lower middle income

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MERI readiness46.8

1.0.0 · 2024

Global rank#83

Coverage 83%

GDP (2024)16.5B

WDI

Population (2024)7.8M

WDI

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Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		202416,502,933,121.3WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20244.1WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		202423.1WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20283.5IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		20247,769,819WDI

GDP time series

Latest persisted GDP observations, framed for profile context.

12 years

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile 34.4
  • Coverage 83%
  • Imputed 3
  • Missing 2
PillarScore
Contract Enf
Components		39.3
Corruption
Components		33
FDIRRI
Components		59.7
Fin Access
Components		5.1
Human Cap
Components		46.9
IP Protect
Components		26.6
Labor
Components		66.7
LPI
Components		61.8
Security Rol
Components		26.6
Trade Open
Components		90.5
Data Confidence Score60
Market Infrastructure
Pillars		52.5
Regulatory Institutional
Pillars		45
Talent Operating
Pillars		43.3
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Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

34
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.6
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.6
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.6
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.7
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1.5

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

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IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 3 indicators

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SOVEREIGN_RATINGS

Manual bridge · 2 indicators

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TI_CPI

Transparency International · 2 indicators

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Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

71 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance201020.9WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal20281.7IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance2024-1WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202534TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance2024-0.6WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance20240.6WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance2024-0.6WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance2024-0.7WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance2024-1.5WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra202396.5WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra20232.7WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20222.4WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra202364.8WDICC BY 4.0
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR		logistics20245.8LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN		logistics20244.2LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN		logistics20241.4LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR		logistics20246LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN		logistics20246.1LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN		logistics20241.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN		logistics202446LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN		logistics202447.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro20281.4IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro20243.2WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro202416,502,933,121.3WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20244.1WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro20242,124WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro202423.1WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20288IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS		macro20130.2WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro202420,167.3WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20283.5IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Total reserves (months of imports)
FI.RES.TOTL.MO		macro20242.4WDICC BY 4.0
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro20251.2WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202441.1WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity202810.4IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202466.8WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness202428.3IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness20237.1WDICC BY 4.0
B-READY Business Entry score
B_READY.BUSINESS_ENTRY		meri_readiness202551.4B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Dispute Resolution score
B_READY.DISPUTE_RESOLUTION		meri_readiness202539.3B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY International Trade score
B_READY.TRADE		meri_readiness202555.3B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Labor score
B_READY.LABOR		meri_readiness202568.8B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness20243IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Contract Enforcement Reliability
CONTRACT_ENF		meri_readiness202539.3B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202534TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness20245.1IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Foreign Ownership Restrictions
FDIRRI		meri_readiness202459.7OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
General Business Entry Friction
BIZ_ENTRY		meri_readiness202551.4B_READYWorld Bank Terms
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.5UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202568WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202546.9UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202426.6WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202561.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202426.6WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202555.3B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk202852IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Sovereign credit rating score
RATING.SOV_CREDIT_SCORE		meri_risk202618.3SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Sovereign Credit Risk
SOV_CREDIT		meri_risk202618.3SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Adult literacy rate
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS		social202375.6WDICC BY 4.0
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202453.5WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202566.1WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202469.2WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social20241.4WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social20247,769,819WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202439.6WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade20246WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade20237.4WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade20249,386,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade20248,663,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade20222.5WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade201675.1WDICC BY 4.0