Laos vs Vietnam: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices
Laos
0.011 million SLC per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Vietnam
0.0184 million SLC per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos rank
4th
Vietnam rank
2nd
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices over time
- Laos
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.0184 million SLC per US$ of GDP against 0.011 million SLC per US$ of GDP in Laos, a difference of 0.0074 million SLC per US$ of GDP.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.7 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Vietnam ahead.
Laos ranks 4th and Vietnam ranks 2nd of 193 countries.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0188 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0.0454 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0.0266 million SLC per US$ of GDP | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 0.0213 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0.0679 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0.0466 million SLC per US$ of GDP | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 0.0195 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0.0424 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0.0229 million SLC per US$ of GDP | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 0.0087 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0.0219 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0.0132 million SLC per US$ of GDP | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 0.0099 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0.0192 million SLC per US$ of GDP | 0.0093 million SLC per US$ of GDP | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices, Laos or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.0184 million SLC per US$ of GDP against 0.011 million SLC per US$ of GDP in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices between Laos and Vietnam?
- 0.0074 million SLC per US$ of GDP, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Vietnam?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Vietnam rank globally for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Laos ranks 4th and Vietnam ranks 2nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, 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
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.