Korea vs Viet Nam: General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per

Korea
9.09 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Viet Nam
11.86 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Korea rank
4th
Viet Nam rank
3rd

General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per over time

  • Korea
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 11.86 million current LCU per person against 9.09 million current LCU per person in Korea, a difference of 2.76 million current LCU per person.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.3 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 3rd of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 1.21 million current LCU per person 327,096 current LCU per person 887,649 current LCU per person Korea
2000s 2.48 million current LCU per person 667,346 current LCU per person 1.81 million current LCU per person Korea
2010s 4.88 million current LCU per person 5.65 million current LCU per person 771,548 current LCU per person Viet Nam
2020s 8.00 million current LCU per person 9.25 million current LCU per person 1.25 million current LCU per person Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per, Korea or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 11.86 million current LCU per person against 9.09 million current LCU per person in Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per between Korea and Viet Nam?
2.76 million current LCU per person, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Viet Nam?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Korea and Viet Nam rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per?
Korea ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 8,753 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (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.