Ability to get access to statistical information is an enterprise's advantage. It is therefore important that the entrepreneur knows information sources such as key information providing agencies and Websites.
 

National Statistics Center

     National Statistics Center has been established many years ago to serve as a center for socio-economic data collection across the country from time to time. Available statistics from the center provide useful information in different fields such as national census, agriculture, investment, labor, education, etc.
 

Ministry of Industry and Handicraft

     Ministry of Industry and Handicraft, the Department of Statistics and Planning in particular, records numbers of industry and handicraft enterprises and relevant details of the sectors over the country. Available information is not completely updated, but enterprise may find it is useful basic information. Direct contact with the Provincial Department of Statistics and Planning will give more updated ones.
 

Other statistical sources

     Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Industry and Handicraft, Department of Domestic and Foreign Investment, and Gender Resource Information and Development Center are useful sources of information for business enterprises. Other international information providers such as ADB, WB, ASEAN, etc are also reliable sources where you can find information in different fields of interest including that concern private sector and SME in particular.