Automated teller machines (ATMs) in Laos
Laos: Automated teller machines (ATMs) was 28.3 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Automated teller machines (ATMs) in Laos, 2008–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey - IMF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100,000 adults.
Analysis
Laos recorded 28.3 per 100,000 adults for automated teller machines (atms) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, automated teller machines (atms) in Laos peaked at 28.67 per 100,000 adults in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.6 per 100,000 adults, in 2008.
Laos ranks 120th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Automated teller machines (ATMs) in Laos, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.6 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2009 | 4.76 per 100,000 adults | +83.4% |
| 2010 | 8.57 per 100,000 adults | +80.0% |
| 2011 | 10.67 per 100,000 adults | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 12.7 per 100,000 adults | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 17.59 per 100,000 adults | +38.5% |
| 2014 | 19.47 per 100,000 adults | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 22.64 per 100,000 adults | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 23.61 per 100,000 adults | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 25.36 per 100,000 adults | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 25.36 per 100,000 adults | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.48 per 100,000 adults | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 26.99 per 100,000 adults | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 27.64 per 100,000 adults | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 27.46 per 100,000 adults | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 28.67 per 100,000 adults | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 28.3 per 100,000 adults | -1.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 28.3 per 100,000 adults is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.89 per 100,000 adults, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 28.3 per 100,000 adults is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 46.04 per 100,000 adults, 61% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Automated teller machines (ATMs) in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +83.4% | 2.6 per 100,000 adults | 4.76 per 100,000 adults |
| 2010 | +80.0% | 4.76 per 100,000 adults | 8.57 per 100,000 adults |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.68 per 100,000 adults | 2.6 per 100,000 adults | 4.76 per 100,000 adults | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.25 per 100,000 adults | 8.57 per 100,000 adults | 26.48 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.81 per 100,000 adults | 26.99 per 100,000 adults | 28.67 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is automated teller machines (atms) in Laos?
- Automated teller machines (atms) in Laos was 28.3 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey - IMF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest automated teller machines (atms) recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 28.67 per 100,000 adults in 2023.
- What is the lowest automated teller machines (atms) recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 per 100,000 adults in 2008.
- How does Laos rank for automated teller machines (atms)?
- Laos ranks 120th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is automated teller machines (atms) rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey - IMF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Automated teller machines (ATMs). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults. ATMs are computerised telecommunications devices that provide clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public place.