Laos vs Vietnam: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Laos
0.0339 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Vietnam
0.0359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos rank
112th
Vietnam rank
109th

Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Laos
  • Vietnam
0.020.040.060.08199620102024

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.0359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0339 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Laos, a difference of 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 112th and Vietnam ranks 109th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Vietnam Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0551 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0412 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Laos
2000s 0.0484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0611 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2010s 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0414 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2020s 0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Laos or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.0359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0339 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Laos and Vietnam?
0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Vietnam?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Laos and Vietnam rank globally for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Laos ranks 112th and Vietnam ranks 109th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,154 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.