Financial Services Locations in Laos from OpenStreetMap

Laos is the geographic scope of this dataset of financial service points exported from OpenStreetMap. It includes locations tagged with `amenity` for banks, ATMs, post offices, money transfer agents, and microfinance branches. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled the data, which was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Map financial inclusion based on the distribution of banks and microfinance branches.
• Plan cash distribution networks based on ATM and money transfer agent locations.
• Conduct economic analysis based on the spatial density of financial amenities.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• The dataset is derived from OpenStreetMap, a free, collaborative world map.

Limitations

• Completeness varies by region; urban areas are usually well-mapped, remote areas may be incomplete.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping data exported via the `amenity` tag.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 17:18:06.711126.

Geography

Laos