CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▬ Flat
CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 3 1=low to 6=high.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.5 1=low to 6=high, in 2005.
That places Lao People's Democratic Republic 36th out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 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 1=low to 6=high | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Lao People's Democratic Republic compared with similar countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic's 3 1=low to 6=high is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 1=low to 6=high, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lao People's Democratic Republic'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 | 3.1 1=low to 6=high | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.45 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 36 Bangladesh 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Chad 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Congo 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Djibouti 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Fiji 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Grenada 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Kyrgyzstan 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Maldives 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Mali 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Nepal 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Papua New Guinea 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Sao Tome and Principe 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Senegal 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Solomon Islands 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Saint Lucia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Timor-Leste 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Zambia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 3.43 current USD per person (2013)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0019 current USD per US$ of GDP (2013)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.56 % change on previous year (2013)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 22.68 million current USD (2013)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2008.
- What is the lowest cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 36th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The CPIA measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). The quality of budgetary and financial management criterion assesses the extent to which there is: (a) a comprehensive and credible budget, linked to policy priorities; (b) effective financial management systems to ensure that the budget is implemented as intended in a controlled and predictable way; and (c) timely and accurate accounting and fiscal reporting, including timely audit of public accounts and effective arrangements for follow up.