Bangladesh vs Laos: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Bangladesh
7,935 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Laos
8,415 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
132nd
Laos rank
130th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Laos
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196019912023

How they compare

Laos currently reports 8,415 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 7,935 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 480 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 132nd and Laos ranks 130th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Laos Difference Ahead
1970s 1,345 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 968.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 376.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Bangladesh
1980s 1,362 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,295 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 66.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Bangladesh
1990s 1,629 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,819 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 190.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Laos
2000s 1,907 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,282 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,375 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Laos
2010s 4,601 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 6,942 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,341 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Laos
2020s 7,464 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 8,058 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 593.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Bangladesh or Laos?
Laos, at 8,415 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 7,935 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Bangladesh and Laos?
480 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Laos?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Laos rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Bangladesh ranks 132nd and Laos ranks 130th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.