Laos vs Somalia: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita (current capita)
Laos
20.34 million current LCU per person
in 2016
Somalia
33.75 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Laos rank
11th
Somalia rank
9th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita (current capita) over time
- Laos
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 33.75 million current LCU per person against 20.34 million current LCU per person in Laos, a difference of 13.41 million current LCU per person.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.7 times Laos's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 11th and Somalia ranks 9th of 186 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42,681 current LCU per person | 25,023 current LCU per person | 17,658 current LCU per person | Laos |
| 2010s | 18.40 million current LCU per person | 12.92 million current LCU per person | 5.48 million 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, Laos or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 33.75 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 Laos and Somalia?
- 13.41 million current LCU per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Somalia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2016.
- How do Laos and Somalia rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Laos ranks 11th and Somalia ranks 9th 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.