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Laos vs Vietnam: DEC alternative conversion factor

Laos
20,444 LCU per US$
in 2025
Vietnam
24,961 LCU per US$
in 2025
Laos rank
5th
Vietnam rank
4th

DEC alternative conversion factor over time

  • Laos
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 24,961 LCU per US$ against 20,444 LCU per US$ in Laos, a difference of 4,517 LCU per US$.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 5th and Vietnam ranks 4th of 214 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$)
Unit
LCU per US$
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
214 places, 12,592 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.