Kenya vs Laos: GDP (current US$), per capita
Kenya
2,363 current US$ per person
in 2025
Laos
2,325 current US$ per person
in 2025
Kenya rank
170th
Laos rank
171st
GDP (current US$), per capita over time
- Kenya
- Laos
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2,363 current US$ per person against 2,325 current US$ per person in Laos, a difference of 38 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Laos ahead.
Kenya ranks 170th and Laos ranks 171st of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 361.67 current US$ per person | 361.65 current US$ per person | 0.0173 current US$ per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 373.02 current US$ per person | 286.87 current US$ per person | 86.15 current US$ per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 616.18 current US$ per person | 528.04 current US$ per person | 88.14 current US$ per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1,483 current US$ per person | 1,984 current US$ per person | 500.17 current US$ per person | Laos |
| 2020s | 2,090 current US$ per person | 2,279 current US$ per person | 189.07 current US$ per person | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Kenya or Laos?
- Kenya, at 2,363 current US$ per person against 2,325 current US$ per person in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Kenya and Laos?
- 38 current US$ per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Laos?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Laos rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
- Kenya ranks 170th and Laos ranks 171st of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.