Laos vs Vietnam: Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per unit of GDP

Laos
0.0159 million SLC per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Vietnam
0.0224 million SLC per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Laos rank
4th
Vietnam rank
3rd

Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per unit of GDP over time

  • Laos
  • Vietnam
00.0050.010.0150.02198420032023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.0224 million SLC per US$ of GDP against 0.0159 million SLC per US$ of GDP in Laos, a difference of 0.0065 million SLC per US$ of GDP.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.4 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 4th and Vietnam ranks 3rd of 193 countries.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Vietnam Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0003 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.001 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0008 million SLC per US$ of GDP Vietnam
1990s 0.0017 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0105 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0088 million SLC per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2000s 0.0098 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0162 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0064 million SLC per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2010s 0.0078 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0204 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0127 million SLC per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2020s 0.0117 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0221 million SLC per US$ of GDP 0.0104 million SLC per US$ of GDP Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national income — value standard local currency, per unit of gdp, Laos or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.0224 million SLC per US$ of GDP against 0.0159 million SLC per US$ of GDP in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national income — value standard local currency, per unit of gdp between Laos and Vietnam?
0.0065 million SLC per US$ of GDP, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Vietnam?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Laos and Vietnam rank globally for gross national income — value standard local currency, per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 4th and Vietnam ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per unit of GDP
Unit
million SLC per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 9,251 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.