Lao PDR Poverty and Inequality Measures from World Bank Analysis

Poverty and inequality measures for Lao PDR, generated from World Bank analytical reports and national monitoring programs. The data includes internationally comparable global poverty estimates produced by the World Bank's Development Research Group since 1990. It is provided by the World Bank Group and was last updated on 2026-04-28.

Use Cases

• Assess the extent and causes of poverty in Lao PDR based on the described poverty monitoring program data
• Examine the impact of economic growth and public policy on inequality using the described analytical reports
• Review household survey data and measurement methods for poverty analysis as mentioned in the description

Strengths

• Data is produced by the World Bank's Development Research Group, an authoritative source for global poverty estimates
• Includes internationally comparable poverty lines and estimates with a methodological history dating back to 1990
• Generated from analytical reports in collaboration with national institutions and development agencies

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling
• Freshness should be verified as the last update timestamp is 2026-04-28

Provenance

Source

World Bank Group

Collection Method

Analytical work and poverty monitoring programs conducted in collaboration with national institutions, development agencies, and civil society

Time Range

Data generation referenced from 1990 onward

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 05:43:10.452373

Geography

Lao PDR