Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Viet Nam: GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Lao People's Democratic Republic
19,299 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Viet Nam
24,259 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
5th
Viet Nam rank
4th
GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 24,259 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 19,299 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 4,960 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.3 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 5th and Viet Nam ranks 4th of 207 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 583.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4,490 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3,907 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 1,670 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10,548 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 8,878 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 9,172 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 15,326 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6,154 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 7,741 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 20,438 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 12,697 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 14,204 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 22,754 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 8,550 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Viet Nam |
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 Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 24,259 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 Viet Nam?
- 4,960 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam rank globally for gni (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 5th and Viet Nam ranks 4th 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.