The Global Findex Database 2025: Connectivity and Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy

Lao PDR, 2024

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Reference ID

LAO_2024_FINDEX_v02_M

Producer(s)

Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit

Metadata

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Created on

Jan 05, 2026

Last modified

Jan 05, 2026

Formal saving frequency (fin17d)

Data file: Findex_Microdata_2025_updateLao PDR

Overview

Valid: 168

Invalid: 832

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 5

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 22

Range: 1 - 5

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

In a typical month, how often do you save or set aside money into an account? Weekly, monthly, or less than once a month?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	Weekly	18	10.7%
2	Monthly	76	45.2%
3	Less than once a month	65	38.7%
4	Don't know	8	4.8%
5	Refused	1	0.6%
Sysmiss		832

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Interviewer instructions

Fin17A or Fin17B = "yes"

Others

Notes

Note: "no/dk/r" indicates the response categories: no, dk="don't know" and r="refused" Words in brackets [] indicate local or economy-specific terminology.

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