Statistical Capacity is a nation's ability to collect, analyse, and disseminate high-quality data about its population and economy.
This index is used as a proxy for assessing the availability of economic resources in national statistics offices. In theory, the larger the resources (Index closer to 100) devoted to statistics offices, the better the quality of statistics.
Lao PDR's Statistical Capacity Index is against a global average of 74.4.
Lao PDR's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: World Bank, Washington D.C.