Lao PDR—Account Ownership, Male (%)
Category: FinanceSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #146 of 156Updated April 2026
Latest Value
31.7%
2024
YoY Change
-13.7%
2021 → 2024
Global Rank
#146
of 156 countries
Maximum
36.8%
2021
Minimum
26.1%
2017
CAGR
+1.1%
4 years
Last
31.7%
Previous
36.8%
Highest
36.8%
Lowest
26.1%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Lao PDR's account ownership, male (%) was 31.7% in 2024, ranking #146 out of 156 countries. This represents a -13.7% change from 2021. Over the past 4 years, the highest recorded value was 36.8% (2021) and the lowest was 26.1% (2017). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31.7% | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | +40.7% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 27.4% |
Top Countries — Account Ownership, Male (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 2 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 3 | Austria | 99.8% | 2024 |
| 4 | Ireland | 99.7% | 2024 |
| 5 | Lithuania | 99.6% | 2024 |
| 6 | Sweden | 99.5% | 2024 |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 99.3% | 2017 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 99.3% | 2024 |
| 9 | Norway | 99.3% | 2024 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 99.2% | 2024 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Account denotes the percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution or report personally using a mobile money service in the past 12 months (male, % age 15+).
Methodology
Data compiled by Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/globalfindex.