Lao People's Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west. Link to external site : Website for Lao People's Democratic Republic |  |
| Wallets | |
| Development | Developing |
| Send or Receive |
Receive Register/Log In |
| GDP ($m) |
4,108.06 Register/Log In |
| HDI classification | Medium |
| Mobile Connections (m) |
3.890 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Currency | LAK |
| Class | |
| CountryISO | LA |
| Sovereignity | Country |
| Territory of | - NA - |
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| Channel Analysis |
No data to report Upgrade to Bronze |
| COT Analysis |
No data to report Upgrade to Bronze |
| Persona Analysis |
No data to report Upgrade to Bronze |
| Products |
No data to report Upgrade to Bronze |
| PI Analysis |
No data to report Upgrade to Bronze |
| Central Bank |
Central Bank Website for Lao People's Democratic Republic Register/Log In |
| Key Regulations | |
| Type of law |
Civil Upgrade to Bronze |
| Legal System |
Civil law system similar in form to the French system Upgrade to Bronze |
| Law is based on | |
| Approach |
Allowed Upgrade to Bronze |
| Sectors active in Digital Money | |
| Exclusivity | |
| Certainty | |
| Openness | |
| Proportionate? | |
| Allowed Models |
NB Led Upgrade to Bronze |
| DominantModel |
| E-Money | |
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| Taxation |
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| Population m | 5.86 |
| Adult % | 62.00 |
| Migrants % |
0.29 Register/Log In |
| Stock Immigrants ('000) |
18.90 Upgrade to Bronze |
| Emigration Rate % | |
| Internal Migrants ('000) | |
| Internal Migration Rate % | |
| Intl Movement Rate % | |
| Urban % | 30.00 |
| Female % | 48.10 |
| Literate % | 68.70 |
| Annual Growth % |
| Mobile Penetration % | 25.21 |
| Banked % | 20.00 |
| Access to FS % | 20.11 |
| Internet % | 2.00 |
| Branches per 100k adults | 1.65 |
| ATMs per 100k adults | 3.06 |
| POS per 100k adults | 0.00 |
| Prepaid % | 97.50 |
| Prepaid SIM Registration | |
| MobileUnbanked (m) | 1.18 |
| Monthly ARPU | |
| Cards 2010 ('000) | |
| Propensity % |
| Overall | |
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| Mobile Unbanked | |
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| Banked % | |
| Development |
| Can Provide Payments? | |
| Can Market under Brand? | |
| Can issue E-Money? | |
| Can Open Customer Account? | |
| Can Own Customer? | |
| Can do Cash In/Cash Out? | |
| Can offer Domestic Money Transfer? | |
| Can offer International Money Transfer? |
| Importance for Digital Money | |
| Digital Money Adoption |
Long Term Upgrade to Bronze |
| Registered Wallet Users | |
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| Informal Market | |
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| Key Players |