Congo vs Laos: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita

Congo
2,379 current US$ per person
in 2025
Laos
2,077 current US$ per person
in 2025
Congo rank
161st
Laos rank
163rd

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita over time

  • Congo
  • Laos
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 2,379 current US$ per person against 2,077 current US$ per person in Laos, a difference of 302 current US$ per person.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 161st and Laos ranks 163rd of 205 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Laos Difference Ahead
2000s 2,175 current US$ per person 672.64 current US$ per person 1,503 current US$ per person Congo
2010s 2,786 current US$ per person 1,781 current US$ per person 1,005 current US$ per person Congo
2020s 2,303 current US$ per person 2,041 current US$ per person 261.85 current US$ per person Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita, Congo or Laos?
Congo, at 2,379 current US$ per person against 2,077 current US$ per person in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita between Congo and Laos?
302 current US$ per person, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Laos?
21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
How do Congo and Laos rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita?
Congo ranks 161st and Laos ranks 163rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 10,967 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.