Laos vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Laos
1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2016
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.9152 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Laos rank
22nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
19th

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Laos
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
11.522.53200020122025

How they compare

Laos currently reports 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9152 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.2048 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th of 163 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 2.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2010s 1.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9145 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3889 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Laos or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Laos, at 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9152 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.2048 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Laos and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 22nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 8,398 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.