Laos vs Lebanon: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Laos
3,448 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lebanon
16,073 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos rank
5th
Lebanon rank
2nd
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Laos
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 16,073 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 3,448 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Laos, a difference of 12,625 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 4.7 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Lebanon ahead.
Laos ranks 5th and Lebanon ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 506.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 506.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 1,731 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 534.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1,196 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2010s | 1,846 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 446.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1,400 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2020s | 2,273 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 7,480 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5,207 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Laos or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 16,073 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 3,448 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Laos and Lebanon?
- 12,625 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Lebanon?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Lebanon rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Laos ranks 5th and Lebanon ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.