Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: GDP per capita

Lao People's Democratic Republic
2,807 constant 2015 US$
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2,665 constant 2015 US$
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
152nd
Papua New Guinea rank
154th

GDP per capita over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Papua New Guinea
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k196019922025

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 2,807 constant 2015 US$ against 2,665 constant 2015 US$ in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 142 constant 2015 US$.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 152nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 154th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 586.51 constant 2015 US$ 2,027 constant 2015 US$ 1,441 constant 2015 US$ Papua New Guinea
1990s 740.59 constant 2015 US$ 2,265 constant 2015 US$ 1,525 constant 2015 US$ Papua New Guinea
2000s 1,152 constant 2015 US$ 1,915 constant 2015 US$ 763.23 constant 2015 US$ Papua New Guinea
2010s 2,062 constant 2015 US$ 2,365 constant 2015 US$ 302.83 constant 2015 US$ Papua New Guinea
2020s 2,642 constant 2015 US$ 2,505 constant 2015 US$ 136.91 constant 2015 US$ Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 2,807 constant 2015 US$ against 2,665 constant 2015 US$ in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
142 constant 2015 US$, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for gdp per capita?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 152nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 154th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: GDP per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gdp-per-capita-constant-2015-us/lao-pdr/papua-new-guinea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gdp-per-capita-constant-2015-us/lao-pdr/papua-new-guinea/">Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: GDP per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
Unit
constant 2015 US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.