Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Laos
Laos: Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults was 3.02 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Laos, 2009–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Laos is 3.02 per 100,000 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Laos peaked at 3.14 per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.32 per 100,000 people, in 2009.
Laos ranks 173rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Laos, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2.32 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010 | 2.5 per 100,000 people | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 2.51 per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.66 per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 2.69 per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.84 per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 2.86 per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.95 per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.04 per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.13 per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 3.13 per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.14 per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 3.06 per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 2.97 per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 2.82 per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 3.02 per 100,000 people | +7.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 3.02 per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.96 per 100,000 people, 51% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Laos's 3.02 per 100,000 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.71 per 100,000 people, 28% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.32 per 100,000 people | 2.32 per 100,000 people | 2.32 per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.83 per 100,000 people | 2.5 per 100,000 people | 3.13 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 per 100,000 people | 2.82 per 100,000 people | 3.14 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More development goals data for Laos
- Red List Index 0.8764 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 82.71 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 252.05 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4,402 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Laos?
- Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults in Laos was 3.02 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 3.14 per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.32 per 100,000 people in 2009.
- How does Laos rank for number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Laos ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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