Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Laos
Laos: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number was 90 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Laos, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Laos is 90, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Laos peaked at 90 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34, in 2012.
That places Laos 117th out of 266 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 34 | — |
| 2013 | 36 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 47 | +30.6% |
| 2015 | 48 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 51 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 54 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 59 | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 60 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 66 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 69 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 82 | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 88 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 90 | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 90 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94, 96% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Laos's 90 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22, 4.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.62 | 34 | 60 | 8 |
| 2020s | 80.83 | 66 | 90 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 116 New Zealand 91 compare
- 117 Lao People's Democratic Republic 90 compare
- 119 Yemen 85 compare
- 120 Bhutan 77 compare
- 120 El Salvador 77 compare
More infrastructure data for Laos
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.96 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64.76 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.23 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.1 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.161 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.23 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6476 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Laos?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Laos was 90 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 90 in 2024.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 in 2012.
- How does Laos rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Laos ranks 117th out of 266 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements (SMTAs) transferring plant genetic resources for food and agriculture to the country (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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