Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Laos

Laos: Regulatory Quality - Governance score was 44.83 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
44.83 0-100
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
150th
of 206 countries
All-time high
44.83 0-100
in 2024
All-time low
31.35 0-100
in 2000
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Laos, 1996–2024

0102030401996201020241996: 32.9 0-1001998: 33.3 0-1002000: 31.4 0-1002002: 33.1 0-1002003: 31.9 0-1002004: 34.1 0-1002005: 35.5 0-1002006: 36.1 0-1002007: 36.3 0-1002008: 38.7 0-1002009: 38.7 0-1002010: 39.9 0-1002011: 40.2 0-1002012: 41.5 0-1002013: 42.1 0-1002014: 43.1 0-1002015: 43.8 0-1002016: 44.4 0-1002017: 44 0-1002018: 42.4 0-1002019: 43.5 0-1002020: 42.6 0-1002021: 43.2 0-1002022: 41.9 0-1002023: 42.7 0-1002024: 44.8 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Laos recorded 44.83 0-100 for regulatory quality - governance score in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Laos peaked at 44.83 0-100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.35 0-100, in 2000.

That places Laos 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Laos, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in Laos, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 32.93 0-100
1998 33.28 0-100 +1.1%
2000 31.35 0-100 -5.8%
2002 33.07 0-100 +5.5%
2003 31.93 0-100 -3.4%
2004 34.11 0-100 +6.8%
2005 35.52 0-100 +4.1%
2006 36.15 0-100 +1.8%
2007 36.31 0-100 +0.5%
2008 38.71 0-100 +6.6%
2009 38.75 0-100 +0.1%
2010 39.9 0-100 +3.0%
2011 40.24 0-100 +0.8%
2012 41.5 0-100 +3.1%
2013 42.11 0-100 +1.5%
2014 43.1 0-100 +2.4%
2015 43.83 0-100 +1.7%
2016 44.37 0-100 +1.2%
2017 44.05 0-100 -0.7%
2018 42.36 0-100 -3.8%
2019 43.5 0-100 +2.7%
2020 42.63 0-100 -2.0%
2021 43.16 0-100 +1.2%
2022 41.95 0-100 -2.8%
2023 42.72 0-100 +1.8%
2024 44.83 0-100 +4.9%

Laos compared with similar countries

  • Laos's 44.83 0-100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.91 0-100, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Laos's 44.83 0-100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.74 0-100, 83% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.11 0-100 32.93 0-100 33.28 0-100 2
2000s 35.1 0-100 31.35 0-100 38.75 0-100 9
2010s 42.5 0-100 39.9 0-100 44.37 0-100 10
2020s 43.06 0-100 41.95 0-100 44.83 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 147 Honduras 44.96 0-100 compare
  2. 148 Cambodia 44.91 0-100 compare
  3. 149 Nigeria 44.87 0-100 compare
  4. 151 Eswatini 44.8 0-100 compare
  5. 152 Ecuador 44.67 0-100 compare
  6. 153 Gambia 44.39 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Laos?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Laos was 44.83 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 44.83 0-100 in 2024.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 31.35 0-100 in 2000.
How does Laos rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Laos ranks 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,186 data points, 1996–2024
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