Iran vs Vietnam: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita

Iran
475.02 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Vietnam
27.04 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Iran rank
1st
Vietnam rank
2nd

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Iran
  • Vietnam
0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M500.0M198020022025

How they compare

Iran currently reports 475.02 million current LCU per person against 27.04 million current LCU per person in Vietnam, a difference of 447.98 million current LCU per person.

That makes Iran's figure about 17.6 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Vietnam ahead.

Iran ranks 1st and Vietnam ranks 2nd of 195 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Vietnam Difference Ahead
1980s 0 current LCU per person 0 current LCU per person 0 current LCU per person —
1990s 712,532 current LCU per person 208,683 current LCU per person 503,849 current LCU per person Iran
2000s 5.68 million current LCU per person 3.14 million current LCU per person 2.54 million current LCU per person Iran
2010s 24.77 million current LCU per person 12.27 million current LCU per person 12.51 million current LCU per person Iran
2020s 227.68 million current LCU per person 20.07 million current LCU per person 207.61 million current LCU per person Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Iran or Vietnam?
Iran, at 475.02 million current LCU per person against 27.04 million current LCU per person in Vietnam as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Iran and Vietnam?
447.98 million current LCU per person, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Vietnam?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Iran and Vietnam rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
Iran ranks 1st 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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Indicator
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,943 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

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.