Guinea vs Laos: General government total expenditure (current LCU)
Guinea
48.98 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Laos
63.11 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Guinea rank
16th
Laos rank
13th
General government total expenditure (current LCU) over time
- Guinea
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 63.11 trillion current LCU against 48.98 trillion current LCU in Guinea, a difference of 14.12 trillion current LCU.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.3 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Laos ahead.
Guinea ranks 16th and Laos ranks 13th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1990s | 611.90 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 611.90 billion current LCU | Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.14 trillion current LCU | 5.39 trillion current LCU | 3.25 trillion current LCU | Laos |
| 2010s | 12.68 trillion current LCU | 24.81 trillion current LCU | 12.14 trillion current LCU | Laos |
| 2020s | 33.44 trillion current LCU | 42.35 trillion current LCU | 8.91 trillion current LCU | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Guinea or Laos?
- Laos, at 63.11 trillion current LCU against 48.98 trillion current LCU in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Guinea and Laos?
- 14.12 trillion current LCU, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Laos?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Laos rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Guinea ranks 16th and Laos ranks 13th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release