Somalia vs Viet Nam: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Somalia
51,045 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Viet Nam
23,310 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Somalia rank
3rd
Viet Nam rank
4th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Somalia
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 51,045 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 23,310 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Viet Nam, a difference of 27,735 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.2 times Viet Nam's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 3rd and Viet Nam ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32,409 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 21,634 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10,776 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2020s | 43,286 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 22,642 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 20,644 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Somalia or Viet Nam?
- Somalia, at 51,045 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 23,310 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Somalia and Viet Nam?
- 27,735 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Viet Nam?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Viet Nam rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 3rd and Viet Nam ranks 4th 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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About this data
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.