What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Laos and Somalia?

27.62 million current LCU per person, with Laos ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Somalia?

42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.

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.

Laos vs Somalia: GDP (current LCU), per capita

Laos

47.53 million current LCU per person

in 2025

Somalia

19.90 million current LCU per person

in 2025

Laos rank

8th

Somalia rank

11th

GDP (current LCU), per capita over time

Laos
Somalia

How they compare

Laos currently reports 47.53 million current LCU per person against 19.90 million current LCU per person in Somalia, a difference of 27.62 million current LCU per person.

That makes Laos's figure about 2.4 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 8th and Somalia ranks 11th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	49,060 current LCU per person	31,333 current LCU per person	17,726 current LCU per person	Laos
1990s	471,102 current LCU per person	1.36 million current LCU per person	887,312 current LCU per person	Somalia
2000s	4.98 million current LCU per person	5.82 million current LCU per person	840,769 current LCU per person	Somalia
2010s	16.27 million current LCU per person	9.62 million current LCU per person	6.66 million current LCU per person	Laos
2020s	33.92 million current LCU per person	16.14 million current LCU per person	17.78 million current LCU per person	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per capita, Laos or Somalia?: Laos, at 47.53 million current LCU per person against 19.90 million current LCU per person in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Laos and Somalia?: 27.62 million current LCU per person, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Somalia?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do Laos and Somalia rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per capita?: Laos ranks 8th and Somalia ranks 11th 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: 27 August 2026

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.