Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Kenya or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 2,503 current US$ per person against 2,484 current US$ per person in Kenya as of 2016.

What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Kenya and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

19 current US$ per person, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

22 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita

Kenya

2,484 current US$ per person

in 2025

Lao People's Democratic Republic

2,503 current US$ per person

in 2016

Kenya rank

146th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

145th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

Kenya
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 2,503 current US$ per person against 2,484 current US$ per person in Kenya, a difference of 19 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Kenya ranks 146th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 145th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1980s	368.89 current US$ per person	424.12 current US$ per person	55.23 current US$ per person	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	676.15 current US$ per person	595.75 current US$ per person	80.41 current US$ per person	Kenya
2010s	1,472 current US$ per person	2,025 current US$ per person	552.29 current US$ per person	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Kenya or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 2,503 current US$ per person against 2,484 current US$ per person in Kenya as of 2016.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Kenya and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 19 current US$ per person, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2016.
How do Kenya and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?: Kenya ranks 146th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 145th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 229 places, 10,855 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 08 September 2026

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