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Government at a GlanceSoutheast Asia 2019

Country Fact Sheet

Lao PDR has a strong career-based civil service system, ensuring the stability of its workforce

As seen in the different composite indicators on strategic human resources management, Lao PDR has a strong career-based system. Candidates go through a competitive exam at entry, no posts are open to external recruitment and recruitment targets recent university graduates. Promotions are based on work experience and tenure; it is one of the few countries without performance-related pay. While this has helped to ensure that Lao PDR has an experienced group of civil servants, it will be important to identify skill needs and gaps as the country prepares for digital transformation.

Chapter 5. Human resources management

Type of recruitment system used in central government, 2018Challenges in attracting particular groups of applicants to the civil service, 2018Extent to which performance-related pay is used in central government, 2018

Lao PDR has one of the highest proportions of women in parliament in SEA

Lao PDR has the second-highest proportion of women in parliament (28%), higher than the SEA average of 20% in 2017, without having any quota systems. This figure has slightly increased from 2008 (25.2%), al-though it remains somewhat below the average proportion of women parliamentarians in the OECD (29.5%). In contrast, the share of women ministers is 7.4%, below the SEA average (10.1%), and has declined since 2008, when it was 11.1%.

Chapter 3. Public employment

Share of women parliamentarians, 2008, 2014 and 2018 (lower or single house of parliament)Share of women ministers, 2008, 2014 and 2017

Lao PDR could strengthen services for citizens by putting in place some core digital tools

Lao PDR is the only country in region not to have a main national citizens’ portal for government services, and one of a few countries not to have a legally recognised digital identification mechanism. Introducing a single point of access to government services can significantly improve government interaction with citizens and businesses and generate both cost and time savings for all concerned, including government.

Chapter 6. Digital and open government

Existence of a main national citizens portal for government services, 2018Existence of a legally recognised digital identification (e.g. digital signature) mechanism, 2018

Lao PDR

Fiscal balance(2016)

Government expenditures(2016)

Government investment*(2016)

% of GDP % of GDP % of GDP

G@G /dataG@G /data

Fiscal rules: Types and legal foundation (2017)*

Government revenues(2016)

How to read the figures:Country value in blue

(not represented if not available)

Average of SEA countries in

purple

Range of SEA country values in

grey

Public Finance and Economics

10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

20.0%21.0%

Lao PDR

10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

18.2%16.2%

Lao PDR

0% 2% 4% 6% 8%

3.0%7.2%

Lao PDR

Values have been rounded. n.a. = not applicable or

data not available

% of GDP

Public Employment and Women’s Representation

* See notes Source: 2015 OECD Survey on Budget Practices and Procedures for Asian Countries, updated in 2018

Sources: IMF, World Economic Ooutlook database (IMF WEO)

OECD average or value

in green

Sources: IMF, World Economic Ooutlookdatabase (IMF WEO)

Sources: IMF, World Economic Ooutlookdatabase (IMF WEO)

Source: IMF Government Finance Statistics* See notes (IMF GFS) database

Share of womenparliamentarians

(2018)*

Share of womenministers

(2017)

Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union* See notes (IPU) PARLINE database

Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)“Women in Politics”

20.3%

27.5%Lao PDR

0% 10% 20% 30%

10.1%

7.4%Lao PDR

0% 10% 20% 30%

In how many countriesdo these typesof rules exist?

If yes, what is thelegal foundation?

Do these types of rules exist?

Budget balance (de�cit/surplus)

Legal foundations:

ConstitutionInternationalTreaty

Primary and/orSecondary Legislation

InternalRules/Policy

C IT L R

7642

Expenditure

Debt

Revenue

Politicalcommittment

P OtherO

33292715

L

LYESYES

YES L

Lao PDR

NO

Who provides specialised budget analysisto the legislature?

(2017)

Source: 2015 OECD Survey on Budget Practices, updated in 2018

In how many countriesdo these types

of support exist?

Parliamentary Budget O�ce or specialised research unit

Specialised sta� of Budget/Finance Committee

Specialised sta� in political party secretariats

Individual member’s sta� 3

54

1NO

YES

NO2219

2015

NO

Lao PDR

46.9%

35.8%Lao PDR

35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60%

Budget

Share of public sectoremployment filled by

women (2016)*

Source: International Labour Organization* See notes (ILO) ILOSTAT database

Employment in public sector (2016)*

% of total employment

Source: International Labour Organization* See notes (ILO) ILOSTAT database

10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

15.4%

0%

18.0%

Lao PDR

-30% -10%-20% 0% +10%

Lao PDR -4.7%

-1.8%

Budgetary information made publicly available (2017)

Dedicated PPP units and value for moneyassessments of PPPs and TIPs (2017)

Source: 2015 OECD Survey on Budget Practices and Procedures for Asian Countries, updated in 2018Source: 2015 OECD Survey on Budget Practices and Procedures for Asian Countries, updated in 2018

In how many countriesis this informationpublicly available?

Budget proposal

Budget approved

Methodology and economic assumptions for establishing �scal projections

Sensitivity analyses of �scal and/or macroeconomic models 3

10

65NO

YES

33

33

28

24

Budget circular

Independent reviews/analyses of macroeconomic and/or �scal assumptions

Pre-budget report

Long term perspective on total revenue and expenditure

7

3

5

1

20

28

23

24

YES

YES

YES

NONONO

Lao PDR

In how many countriesdoes this practice exist?

Use of public private partnerships

Dedicated PPP unit reporting to Ministry of Finance

Dedicated PPP units reporting to line ministries

Other PPP unit 1

410

2

NOYES 26

12

82

Use of relative value for money assessments for PPPs

Use of absolute value for money assessments for PPPs

Use of absolute value for money assessments for TIPs

3 11No dedicated PPP unit exists in central/federal government

n.a.n.a.n.a.

n.a.n.a.n.a.

Yes, for all projects Yes, for those abovecertain monetary threshold

Yes, ad hoc basis Yes, other

NONO

YES

Lao PDR

Strategic Human Resources Management

0.41

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

0.20Lao PDR

Type ofrecruitment system

usedin central government

(2018)*

Extent of delegation of HRM practices

in line ministriesin central government

(2018)*

Extent of the use of performance

assessments in HR decisions in central government (2018)*

Collection andavailability of

administrative HR data in central government

(2018)*

Extent of the use of separate HRM practices for senior civil servants in central government

(2018)*

0.50

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

0.46Lao PDR

0.70

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

0.46Lao PDR

0.75

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

10.84Lao PDR

0.68

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

0.50Lao PDR

Source: OECD Strategic Human ResourcesManagement Survey * See Notes

Source: OECD Strategic Human ResourcesManagement Survey * See Notes

Source: OECD Strategic Human ResourcesManagement Survey * See Notes

Source: OECD Strategic Human ResourcesManagement Survey * See Notes

Source: OECD Strategic Human ResourcesManagement Survey * See Notes

G@G /data

Budget

Open Government

Top five national policy objectives ofopen government initiatives

(2018)*

* See Notes Source: OECD (2018) Open Government and Open Data Survey

In how many countriesis this a national

objective?

Improve accountability of public sector

Improve responsiveness to citizens / businessImprove transparency of public sector

Improve e�ectiveness of public sector

4

66

5

n.a.Improve the e�ciency of the public sector

Prevent and �ght corruption

Improve citizen participation in policymaking

Increase citizen trust in public institutions

4333

Generate economic growth 1

n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.

n.a.n.a.n.a.

Lao PDR

National policy objectives

1. Yes

1 2 3

Lao PDR

2. No, but open government initiatives are integrated in other strategies 3. No, there is no single strategic document including open government initiatives, nor are they integrated in other strategies

37.5% 12.5%50.0%

n.a. n.a. n.a.

* See Notes Source: OECD (2018) Open Government and Open Data Survey

Existence of a single nationalopen government strategy

(2018)*

Existence of a main national citizens portal forgovernment services and of a legally recognised

digital identification (e.g. digital signature)mechanism (2018)

Source: OECD survey on digital government performance 2018

* See Notes Source: Source: Gallup World Poll (database)

n.a.

0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 10

0.40

0.54

Lao PDR

Dataavailability

Dataaccessibility

Governmentsupport to re-use

Satisfaction and confidence across public services(2017)*

79%

Judicial system Education system

71%

20

40

60

80

100

Health care

Lao PDRAverage

Range

71%

83%81% 68%69%72% 56%

Lao PDR

Existence of a legally recogniseddigital identi�cation

(e.g. digital signature) mechanism

Existence of a main nationalcitizens portal

for government services

Number of countrieswhere it exists

NO

7

9

NO

Open Government Data

Serving Citizens

% of citizens expressing confidence/satisfaction

Digital Government

OURdata Index:Open, Useful, Reusable Government Data (2017)*

* See notes Source: OECD Survey on Open Government Data

Composite index: from 0 lowest to 1 highest

Digital Government

Notes• Government investment data for Viet Nam is for 2013. Data is recorded on a cash basis and refer to the government sector of budgetary central government. • Types and legal foundation of fiscal rules - Viet Nam’s revenue rules are referring to National Assembly’s resolutions for a 10-year financial strategy and a 5 year socioeconomic development plan. • Top five national policy objectives of open government initiatives - Countries selected the top five national policy objectives out of nine. • Satisfaction and confidence across public services - Health care and education data for Viet Nam are for 2016. Due to missing data, the SEA average does not include the countries listed for the following charts: • Government investment - Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Viet Nam; • Employment in public sector - Cambodia; • Share of public sector employment filled by women - Cambodia; • Share of women parliamentarians - Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar; • Strategic HRM - Myanmar; • Top five national policy objectives of open government initiatives - Brunei Darussalam, Lao PDR, Myanmar; • Existence of a single national open government strategy - Brunei Darussalam, Lao PDR, Myanmar; • OURdata index - Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar; • Satisfaction and confidence across public services - Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar, Viet Nam (for judicial system).

Source: OECD survey on digital government performance

In how many countriesare these

measurements used?

Measure the direct �nancial bene�tsof ICT projects in the central government

Measure the �nancial bene�ts for businessesof public ICT projects

Measure the �nancial bene�ts for citizensof public ICT projects

3NO

3

3

NO

NO

Lao PDR

Measurement of direct financial benefits ofICT projects for central government,

businesses and citizens(2018)

Government at a Glance Southeast Asia 2019This first edition of Government at a Glance Southeast Asia 2019 draws on data collections from 10 Southeast Asian countries to better inform public sector reforms and evidence-based policy making in the region, with a key focus on a citizen-centric public service. The comparable data presented here also supports peer-to-peer learning between countries. This dashboard of key indicators aims to help policy makers and citizens analyse the relative performance of governments in this highly diverse and fast-developing region. Comparisons are also made against OECD countries in the region such as Australia, Korea, Japan and New Zealand. The 34 indicators cover key aspects of public management, including public finance and economics, public employment, budgeting practices and procedures, strategic human resources management, digital and open government, and citizen-centric services.Copyright © OECD, ADB 2019. This Work is available under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO) public license.

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