Laos vs Sierra Leone: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Laos
3,448 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sierra Leone
3,952 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Laos rank
5th
Sierra Leone rank
4th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Laos
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3,952 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 3,448 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Laos, a difference of 504 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Laos ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 4th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sierra Leone | 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 | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2000s | 1,731 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 313.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1,418 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2010s | 1,846 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 755.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1,090 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2020s | 2,469 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2,803 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 333.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 3,952 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 3,448 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 504 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Sierra Leone rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Laos ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 4th 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.