Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Somalia: GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP
GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 29,985 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 19,299 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 10,686 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.6 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Somalia ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 207 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 220.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 204.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 16.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 1,670 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5,309 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3,639 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2000s | 9,172 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 16,593 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 7,421 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2010s | 7,741 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 23,940 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 16,199 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2020s | 14,204 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 27,451 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 13,247 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 29,985 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 19,299 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Somalia?
- 10,686 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Somalia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Somalia rank globally for gni (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 3rd of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GNI (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.