Laos vs Vietnam: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita
Laos
40.58 million SLC per person
in 2024
Vietnam
112.91 million SLC per person
in 2024
Laos rank
5th
Vietnam rank
2nd
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita over time
- Laos
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 112.91 million SLC per person against 40.58 million SLC per person in Laos, a difference of 72.33 million SLC per person.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 2.8 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Vietnam ahead.
Laos ranks 5th and Vietnam ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 million SLC per person | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 0.0002 million SLC per person | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.0286 million SLC per person | 0.0761 million SLC per person | 0.0474 million SLC per person | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 0.4923 million SLC per person | 2.91 million SLC per person | 2.42 million SLC per person | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 5.29 million SLC per person | 12.46 million SLC per person | 7.16 million SLC per person | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 16.32 million SLC per person | 55.43 million SLC per person | 39.11 million SLC per person | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 30.42 million SLC per person | 95.67 million SLC per person | 65.25 million SLC per person | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita, Laos or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 112.91 million SLC per person against 40.58 million SLC per person in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita between Laos and Vietnam?
- 72.33 million SLC per person, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Vietnam?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Vietnam rank globally for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Laos ranks 5th and Vietnam ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.