South Korea vs Laos: Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita)
South Korea
14.13 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Laos
4.33 million current LCU per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
4th
Laos rank
7th
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) over time
- South Korea
- Laos
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 14.13 million current LCU per person against 4.33 million current LCU per person in Laos, a difference of 9.80 million current LCU per person.
That makes South Korea's figure about 3.3 times Laos's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 4th and Laos ranks 7th of 203 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.08 million current LCU per person | 3,794 current LCU per person | 1.07 million current LCU per person | South Korea |
| 1990s | 2.34 million current LCU per person | 39,260 current LCU per person | 2.30 million current LCU per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 5.16 million current LCU per person | 502,147 current LCU per person | 4.66 million current LCU per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 9.41 million current LCU per person | 1.35 million current LCU per person | 8.05 million current LCU per person | South Korea |
| 2020s | 12.09 million current LCU per person | 3.01 million current LCU per person | 9.08 million current LCU per person | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita, South Korea or Laos?
- South Korea, at 14.13 million current LCU per person against 4.33 million current LCU per person in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita between South Korea and Laos?
- 9.80 million current LCU per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Laos?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Laos rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita?
- South Korea ranks 4th and Laos ranks 7th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.