How does Laos rank for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score?

Laos ranks 78th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Laos?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Laos

Name: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Laos
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Laos: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 78.12 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

78.12

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

78th

of 188 countries

All-time high

78.12

in 2018

All-time low

77.67

in 2014

Years of data

2014–2019

Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Laos, 2014–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Laos stood at 78.12. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.

Laos ranks 78th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Laos

75 Jordan 79.03 compare
76 Marshall Islands 78.86 compare
77 Bahrain 78.68 compare
79 Fiji 77.89 compare
80 Costa Rica 77.6 compare
81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 77.35 compare

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More reference data data for Laos

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 2,367 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.93 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 15.56 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 587.77 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 1,343 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1,049 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Laos?: Trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score in Laos was 78.12 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Laos?: The highest recorded value was 78.12 in 2018.
What is the lowest trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Laos?: The lowest recorded value was 77.67 in 2014.
How does Laos rank for trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score?: Laos ranks 78th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is trading across borders (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Laos?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Laos data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Trading across borders (DB16-20 methodology) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 1,139 data points, 2014–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

Doing Business measures the time and cost associated with three sets of procedures of exporting and importing goods —documentary compliance, border compliance and domestic transport—within the overall process of exporting or importing a shipment of goods. The score for trading across borders is the simple average of the scores for the time and cost for documentary compliance and border compliance to export and import. It is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.