Laos vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): GDP, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP

Laos
4.47 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
4.11 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Laos rank
7th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
7th

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

  • Laos
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0246199020072025

How they compare

Laos currently reports 4.47 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 4.11 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.36 current international $ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 4.7 current international $ per US$ of GDP 4.27 current international $ per US$ of GDP 0.4336 current international $ per US$ of GDP Laos
2000s 5.17 current international $ per US$ of GDP 4.02 current international $ per US$ of GDP 1.15 current international $ per US$ of GDP Laos
2010s 2.99 current international $ per US$ of GDP 2.82 current international $ per US$ of GDP 0.1659 current international $ per US$ of GDP Laos
2020s 4.02 current international $ per US$ of GDP 3.71 current international $ per US$ of GDP 0.313 current international $ per US$ of GDP Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp, Laos or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Laos, at 4.47 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 4.11 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp between Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.36 current international $ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current 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 (current international $), per unit of GDP
Unit
current international $ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 8,716 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

GDP, PPP (current 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.