Colombia vs Laos: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita (current capita)
Colombia
36.58 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Laos
20.34 million current LCU per person
in 2016
Colombia rank
8th
Laos rank
11th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita (current capita) over time
- Colombia
- Laos
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 36.58 million current LCU per person against 20.34 million current LCU per person in Laos, a difference of 16.24 million current LCU per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.8 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 8th and Laos ranks 11th of 186 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 231,979 current LCU per person | 42,681 current LCU per person | 189,298 current LCU per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 8.27 million current LCU per person | 5.62 million current LCU per person | 2.66 million current LCU per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 15.93 million current LCU per person | 16.30 million current LCU per person | 373,729 current LCU per person | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Colombia or Laos?
- Colombia, at 36.58 million current LCU per person against 20.34 million current LCU per person in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Colombia and Laos?
- 16.24 million current LCU per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Laos?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2016.
- How do Colombia and Laos rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Colombia ranks 8th and Laos ranks 11th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), 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 national expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.