South Korea vs Vietnam: General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per

South Korea
4.39 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
2.90 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
3rd
Vietnam rank
4th

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

  • South Korea
  • Vietnam
01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B196119922023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 4.39 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 2.90 billion current LCU per square kilometre in Vietnam, a difference of 1.49 billion current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.5 times Vietnam's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 3rd and Vietnam ranks 4th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Vietnam Difference Ahead
1990s 578.83 million current LCU per square kilometre 74.73 million current LCU per square kilometre 504.10 million current LCU per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 1.24 billion current LCU per square kilometre 176.29 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.06 billion current LCU per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 2.55 billion current LCU per square kilometre 1.68 billion current LCU per square kilometre 871.86 million current LCU per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 4.01 billion current LCU per square kilometre 2.66 billion current LCU per square kilometre 1.35 billion current LCU per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per, South Korea or Vietnam?
South Korea, at 4.39 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 2.90 billion current LCU per square kilometre in Vietnam as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per between South Korea and Vietnam?
1.49 billion current LCU per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Vietnam?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Vietnam rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per?
South Korea ranks 3rd and Vietnam ranks 4th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
184 places, 8,172 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.