Time required to start business in Laos
Laos: Time required to start business was 173 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
173
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
2nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
187
in 2015
All-time low
78
in 2011
Years of data
17
2003–2019
Time required to start business in Laos, 2003–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, time required to start business in Laos stood at 173.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 101.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start business in Laos peaked at 187 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 78, in 2011.
Laos ranks 2nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Time required to start business in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 135 | — |
| 2004 | 135 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 135 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 116 | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 86 | -25.9% |
| 2008 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 78 | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 88 | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 187 | +112.5% |
| 2016 | 174 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 174 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 174 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 173 | -0.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 173 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15, 11.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 173 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8, 13.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 111.29 | 86 | 135 | 7 |
| 2010s | 131 | 78 | 187 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start business in Laos?
- Time required to start business in Laos was 173 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start business recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 187 in 2015.
- What is the lowest time required to start business recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 78 in 2011.
- How does Laos rank for time required to start business?
- Laos ranks 2nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start business rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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