Iran vs Vietnam: GDP (current LCU), per capita

Iran
2.91 billion current LCU per person
in 2025
Vietnam
126.45 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Iran rank
1st
Vietnam rank
3rd

GDP (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Iran
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 2.91 billion current LCU per person against 126.45 million current LCU per person in Vietnam, a difference of 2.79 billion current LCU per person.

That makes Iran's figure about 23.0 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 1st and Vietnam ranks 3rd of 212 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Vietnam Difference Ahead
1980s 374,409 current LCU per person 148,365 current LCU per person 226,043 current LCU per person Iran
1990s 3.19 million current LCU per person 2.91 million current LCU per person 280,839 current LCU per person Iran
2000s 28.73 million current LCU per person 11.43 million current LCU per person 17.30 million current LCU per person Iran
2010s 165.35 million current LCU per person 55.43 million current LCU per person 109.92 million current LCU per person Iran
2020s 1.60 billion current LCU per person 101.26 million current LCU per person 1.50 billion current LCU per person Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per capita, Iran or Vietnam?
Iran, at 2.91 billion current LCU per person against 126.45 million current LCU per person in Vietnam as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Iran and Vietnam?
2.79 billion current LCU per person, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Vietnam?
41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Iran and Vietnam rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
Iran ranks 1st and Vietnam ranks 3rd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
213 places, 11,862 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.