Laos vs Vietnam: Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP (current)
Laos
1,863 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Vietnam
6,123 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Laos rank
5th
Vietnam rank
2nd
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP (current) over time
- Laos
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 6,123 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1,863 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Laos, a difference of 4,260 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 3.3 times Laos's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 5th and Vietnam ranks 2nd of 203 countries.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 965.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3,072 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2,106 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 703.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4,497 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3,794 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 1,350 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5,783 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4,433 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Laos or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 6,123 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1,863 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Laos and Vietnam?
- 4,260 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Vietnam?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Vietnam rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Laos ranks 5th and Vietnam ranks 2nd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (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
Manufacturing, value added (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.