Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Viet Nam: Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$, 2015 prices
Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$, 2015 prices over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 71,506 million USD against 3,523 million USD in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 67,983 million USD.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 20.3 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 6th and Viet Nam ranks 3rd of 7 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,465 million USD | 38,475 million USD | 37,010 million USD | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 3,208 million USD | 54,538 million USD | 51,331 million USD | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 3,293 million USD | 68,279 million USD | 64,986 million USD | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total expenditure (general government) — value us$, 2015 prices, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 71,506 million USD against 3,523 million USD in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total expenditure (general government) — value us$, 2015 prices between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam?
- 67,983 million USD, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Viet Nam rank globally for total expenditure (general government) — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 6th and Viet Nam ranks 3rd of 7 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.