Colombia vs Vietnam: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Colombia
11.83 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Vietnam
27.04 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
5th
Vietnam rank
2nd
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Colombia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 27.04 million current LCU per person against 11.83 million current LCU per person in Colombia, a difference of 15.21 million current LCU per person.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 2.3 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Vietnam ahead.
Colombia ranks 5th and Vietnam ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Vietnam | 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 | 208,683 current LCU per person | 431,944 current LCU per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.25 million current LCU per person | 3.14 million current LCU per person | 891,603 current LCU per person | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 5.22 million current LCU per person | 12.27 million current LCU per person | 7.04 million current LCU per person | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 9.67 million current LCU per person | 20.07 million current LCU per person | 10.40 million current LCU per person | Vietnam |
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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 27.04 million current LCU per person against 11.83 million current LCU per person in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Colombia and Vietnam?
- 15.21 million current LCU per person, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Vietnam?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Vietnam rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Colombia ranks 5th and Vietnam ranks 2nd 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.