Colombia vs Laos: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Colombia
11.83 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Laos
8.02 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
5th
Laos rank
8th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Colombia
- Laos
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 11.83 million current LCU per person against 8.02 million current LCU per person in Laos, a difference of 3.82 million current LCU per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.5 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Laos ahead.
Colombia ranks 5th and Laos ranks 8th of 195 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40,313 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 40,313 current LCU per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 640,628 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 640,628 current LCU per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.25 million current LCU per person | 908,247 current LCU per person | 1.34 million current LCU per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 5.22 million current LCU per person | 3.64 million current LCU per person | 1.59 million current LCU per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 9.67 million current LCU per person | 5.53 million current LCU per person | 4.14 million current LCU per person | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Colombia or Laos?
- Colombia, at 11.83 million current LCU per person against 8.02 million current LCU per person in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Colombia and Laos?
- 3.82 million current LCU per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Laos?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Laos rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Colombia ranks 5th and Laos ranks 8th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (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
General government total expenditure (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.