Development Goals in Lao People's Democratic Republic 55 indicators covering development goals for Lao People's Democratic Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Red List Index 0.8764 index 2025 down 0.5% 106th Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 82.71 per 100,000 people 2025 down 22.9% 70th Manufacturing value added per capita 252.05 constant US$ 2025 up 47.7% 160th Number of transboundary breeds 9 2025 unchanged 159th Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 2025 unchanged 158th Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 2025 unchanged 135th Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 2025 unchanged 72nd Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 2025 unchanged 110th Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 2025 unchanged 114th Infant deaths 4,402 2024 down 37.2% 75th Neonatal deaths 2,134 2024 down 35.5% 76th Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 5.92 ltpureal 2024 up 27.5% 99th Under-five deaths 4,762 2024 down 39.3% 77th Children moderately or severely stunted 236.3 num th 2024 down 20.4% 73rd Children moderately or severely overweight 29.4 num th 2024 up 60.7% 112th DEC alternative conversion factor 20,167 ratio 2024 up 150.8% 6th Annual inflation, consumer prices 23.1% 2024 up 460.2% 17th Prevalence of undernourishment 10.0% 2024 up 35.1% 64th Change in maximum river flow -22.0% 2024 down 1,218.4% 197th Change in minimum river flow -15.6% 2024 down 374.2% 175th River flow maximum 823,340 m3 per sec 2024 down 20.7% 21st River flow minimum 85,063 m3 per sec 2024 down 12.7% 28th Total assistance for development, by recipient countries 884.39 million current US$ 2024 up 23.0% 80th Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 112.78 million tonnes 2022 up 67.6% 91st Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults 3.02 per 100,000 people 2024 up 6.6% 173rd Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material 14.92 tonnes 2022 up 44.5% 60th Total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries 15.07 million constant US$ 2024 down 1.8% 36th Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 65.9% 2025 up 17.2% 138th Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults 28.3 per 100,000 people 2024 up 45.4% 124th Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation 1.3% 2024 down 14.2% 216th Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status 0.2% 2024 down 0.2% 215th Number of undernourished people 0.8 num m 2024 up 60.0% 76th Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) 26.09 µg/m³ 2023 down 1.9% 50th Worldwide weighted tariff-average, most-favoured-nation status, by 13.7% 2024 down 24.4% 70th Worldwide weighted tariff-average, preferential status, by type of 0.3% 2024 down 92.1% 154th Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology 0.6% 2024 down 66.7% 60th Current number of seats in national parliaments 164 2026 up 10.1% 81st Data Sources performance index (Statistical Performance Indicators) 44.42 index 2024 up 22.4% 141st Detected victims of human trafficking for other purposes, by age and 0 2022 — 68th Detected victims of human trafficking for other purposes, by age and 0 per 100,000 people 2022 — 68th Countries with national statistical plans that are under 1 2025 unchanged 5th Land area 23,080 ha th 2025 unchanged 88th Countries that are parties to the Nagoya Protocol 1 2025 — 1st Gross receipts by developing countries of official sustainable 411.94 million current US$ 2024 down 3.7% 76th Gross receipts by developing countries of official concessional 220.43 million current US$ 2024 down 15.2% 48th Gross receipts by developing countries of mobilised private finance 0.1745 million current US$ 2024 down 97.7% 121st Gross receipts by developing countries of private grants 2.64 million current US$ 2024 up 73.9% 77th Gross receipts by developing countries of official non-concessional 96.55 million current US$ 2024 up 139.7% 84th Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex 107 2015 down 59.5% 67th Detected victims of human trafficking, by age and sex 1.57 per 100,000 people 2015 down 64.0% 44th Mountain Green Cover Index 1.26 % 2021 up 82.6% 121st Mountain area 170,811 kmsq 2021 unchanged 35th Mountain green cover area 2,159 kmsq 2021 up 83.7% 50th Percentage of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant 52.6% 2022 up 16.2% 17th Percentage of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant 55.9% 2022 up 488.2% 6th