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

Laos
4.22 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
4.02 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Laos rank
10th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
7th

GNI, 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 4.22 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 4.02 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.2 current international $ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 10th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 203 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 4.66 current international $ per US$ of GDP 4.22 current international $ per US$ of GDP 0.438 current international $ per US$ of GDP Laos
2000s 4.96 current international $ per US$ of GDP 3.99 current international $ per US$ of GDP 0.9726 current international $ per US$ of GDP Laos
2010s 2.83 current international $ per US$ of GDP 2.8 current international $ per US$ of GDP 0.0345 current international $ per US$ of GDP Laos
2020s 3.76 current international $ per US$ of GDP 3.64 current international $ per US$ of GDP 0.1165 current international $ per US$ of GDP Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp, Laos or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Laos, at 4.22 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 4.02 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gni, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp between Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
0.2 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 gni, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 10th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, 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
GNI, 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
250 places, 8,497 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

GNI, 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.