CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) in Laos
Laos: CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3 1=low to 6=high
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 85 countries
All-time high
4 1=low to 6=high
in 2008
All-time low
3 1=low to 6=high
in 2023
Years of data
21
2005–2025
CPIA equity of public resource use rating in Laos, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cpia equity of public resource use rating in Laos is 3 1=low to 6=high, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia equity of public resource use rating in Laos peaked at 4 1=low to 6=high in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3 1=low to 6=high, in 2023.
That places Laos 55th out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) in Laos, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 1=low to 6=high | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 3 1=low to 6=high is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.5 1=low to 6=high, 86% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Laos's 3 1=low to 6=high is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3 1=low to 6=high, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.75 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.25 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 55 Cameroon 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Central African Republic 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Comoros 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Congo 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Dominica 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Ghana 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Guyana 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Lesotho 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Mozambique 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Myanmar 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Nigeria 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Papua New Guinea 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Sao Tome and Principe 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Somalia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Sri Lanka 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 East Timor 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Tuvalu 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Vanuatu 3 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Laos
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9009 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 133.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia equity of public resource use rating in Laos?
- Cpia equity of public resource use rating in Laos was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia equity of public resource use rating recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2008.
- What is the lowest cpia equity of public resource use rating recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2023.
- How does Laos rank for cpia equity of public resource use rating?
- Laos ranks 55th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia equity of public resource use rating rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Equity of public resource use assesses the extent to which the pattern of public expenditures and revenue collection affects the poor and is consistent with national poverty reduction priorities.