Iceland vs Laos: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Iceland
5.59 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Laos
8.02 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
10th
Laos rank
8th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Iceland
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 8.02 million current LCU per person against 5.59 million current LCU per person in Iceland, a difference of 2.42 million current LCU per person.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.4 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 10th and Laos ranks 8th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 213,748 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 213,748 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 1990s | 785,869 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 785,869 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.81 million current LCU per person | 908,247 current LCU per person | 905,345 current LCU per person | Iceland |
| 2010s | 3.10 million current LCU per person | 3.64 million current LCU per person | 539,234 current LCU per person | Laos |
| 2020s | 4.90 million current LCU per person | 5.53 million current LCU per person | 629,468 current LCU per person | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Iceland or Laos?
- Laos, at 8.02 million current LCU per person against 5.59 million current LCU per person in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Iceland and Laos?
- 2.42 million current LCU per person, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Laos?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Laos rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 10th 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.
Individual pages
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.