Colombia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Colombia
4,272 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic
8,829 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2016
Colombia rank
11th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
8th

Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Colombia
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 8,829 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 4,272 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Colombia, a difference of 4,557 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 2.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 11th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 8th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 189.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP 167.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP 22.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP Colombia
2000s 2,399 current LCU per US$ of GDP 10,719 current LCU per US$ of GDP 8,320 current LCU per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 2,257 current LCU per US$ of GDP 9,297 current LCU per US$ of GDP 7,040 current LCU per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Colombia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 8,829 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 4,272 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Colombia as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Colombia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
4,557 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
22 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2016.
How do Colombia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Colombia ranks 11th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), 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 (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 8,523 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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