| Financier | Commitments |
|---|---|
| IDA Credit | 16.00 |
| IDA Shorter Maturity Loan (SML) | 5.00 |
Lao PDR Strengthening the National Statistical System
Abstract*
The Lao People’s Democratic Republic, a lower-middle-income country of 7.3 million people, is a small landlocked country with abundant natural resources. Having been one of the fastest growing economies in East Asia and the Pacific before COVID-19, Laos is experiencing a growth slowdown. While the economy grew at an average of 7.0 percent per year between 2003 and 2019, signs of deceleration appeared in 2013. GDP growth steadily declined from 8.0... Show More
Development Objective
The PDO is to improve the capacity of the Lao PDR Statistical System to produce and disseminate good quality statistics in a timely manner and to enhance use of key statistics, and in case of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, respond promptly and effectively to it.
Key Details
Project Details
P178002
Active
Tanida Arayavechkit , Somneuk Davading
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
January 10, 2022
(as of board presentation)
December 16, 2022
May 12, 2023
US$ 21.00 million
Lao Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Planning and Investment
2023
US$ 21.00 million
N/A
December 11, 2023
February 15, 2028
Yes
BANK APPROVED
Finances
Financing Plan (US$ Millions)
Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)
| Product Line | IBRD/IDA |
|---|---|
| IBRD Commitment | N/A |
| IDA Commitment | 21.00 |
| IBRD + IDA Commitment | 21.00 |
| Lending Instrument | |
|---|---|
| Grant Amount | N/A |
| Total Project Cost** | 21.00 |
Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025
No data available.
| Period | Financier | Transaction Type | Amount (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2022 | IDA-72390 | Loan Commitment | 5,000,000.00 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | IDA-72390 | Loan Disb | 2,711,870.00 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | IDA-72380 | Loan Commitment | 16,000,000.00 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | IDA-72390 | Loan Disb | 1,660,000.00 |
Ratings
IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS
| Name | Review | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Management | Moderately Satisfactory | 2024-12-23 |
| Overall Implementation Progress (IP) | Moderately Satisfactory | 2024-12-23 |
| Procurement | Moderately Satisfactory | 2024-12-23 |
| Progress towards achievement of PDO | Satisfactory | 2024-12-23 |
| Project Management | Satisfactory | 2024-12-23 |
| Monitoring and Evaluation | Satisfactory | 2024-12-23 |
COMPLETION RATINGS
No data available.
INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS
No data available.
Results Framework
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS
| INDICATOR | BASELINE | CURRENT | TARGET |
|---|
Number of economic aggregates produced according to the 2008 SNA guidelines and published over at least one year and to the end of the project Value 6.00 6.00 12.00 Date December 30, 2022 October 25, 2023 January 31, 2028 Comment Number of e-GDDS macro and financial indicators published in compliance with the recommended timeliness over at least one year and to the end of the project Value 2.00 2.00 5.00 Date December 30, 2022 October 25, 2023 January 31, 2028 Comment Increased number of downloads of datasets and publications during the most recent six-month period Value 0.00 0.00 30.00 Date December 30, 2022 October 25, 2023 January 31, 2028 Comment
INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS
| INDICATOR | BASELINE | CURRENT | TARGET |
|---|
Number of price statistics published over at least one year and to the end of the project Value 12.00 12.00 24.00 Date December 30, 2022 October 25, 2023 January 31, 2028 Comment Number of LSB and LSS staff trained as part of the capacity building Value 0.00 0.00 1200.00 Date December 30, 2022 October 25, 2023 January 31, 2028 Comment Number of agencies/departments exchanging data through the automated system to the integrated platform Value 0.00 0.00 3.00 Date December 30, 2022 October 25, 2023 January 31, 2028 Comment Number of annual labor force survey results published within 9 months after fieldwork completion Value 0.00 0.00 3.00 Date December 30, 2022 October 25, 2023 January 31, 2028 Comment Number of portal visits in one year (two-year average) Value 18830.00 18830.00 26830.00 Date December 30, 2022 October 25, 2023 January 31, 2028 Comment Number of SGS gender economic indicators published Value 7.00 7.00 14.00 Date December 30, 2022 October 25, 2023 January 31, 2028 Comment Number of government officials and statistical users trained in data literacy Value 0.00 0.00 500.00 Date December 30, 2022 October 25, 2023 January 31, 2028 Comment Number of female government officials and statistical users trained in data literacy Value 0.00 0.00 160.00 Date December 30, 2022 October 25, 2023 January 31, 2028 Comment Number of surveys (microdata or metadata) available in the portal Value 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date December 30, 2022 October 25, 2023 January 31, 2028 Comment Increased user satisfaction score Value 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date June 30, 2023 October 25, 2023 January 31, 2028 Comment