Signal Lao PDR is last of the six with 75th in Economic Fundamentals and 79th in Institutional Framework

Summary

Lao PDR has the lowest overall GOI ranking among the six Southeast Asian growth markets, placing 70th globally. It also has the group's lowest GDP per capita and slowest growth. Unlike its neighbours, it has struggled with persistent economic and institutional problems rather than one isolated weakness. It ranks 75th on Economic Fundamentals and 79th on Institutional Framework, and its Investors' Rights score is the furthest below the developing-economy average of any in the group. Its Financial Services results are also weak, with an especially low score on Financial Access.