Laos vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per unit of GDP

Laos
3.82 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2.97 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Laos rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
10th

GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per unit of GDP over time

  • Laos
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
246810199020072025

How they compare

Laos currently reports 3.82 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP against 2.97 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.85 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 200 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 8.38 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 4.78 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 3.6 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP Laos
2000s 7.65 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 4.33 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 3.32 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP Laos
2010s 3.38 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 2.88 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 0.5029 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP Laos
2020s 3.7 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 2.85 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP 0.855 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per unit of gdp, Laos or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Laos, at 3.82 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP against 2.97 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per unit of gdp between Laos and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.85 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Laos and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
247 places, 8,673 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.