What is the difference in gni between Laos and Somalia?

27.44 trillion current LCU, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Somalia?

41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GNI (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Laos vs Somalia: GNI

Laos

311.70 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Somalia

339.14 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Laos rank

14th

Somalia rank

11th

GNI over time

Laos
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 339.14 trillion current LCU against 311.70 trillion current LCU in Laos, a difference of 27.44 trillion current LCU.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 14th and Somalia ranks 11th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	196.38 billion current LCU	215.34 billion current LCU	18.95 billion current LCU	Somalia
1990s	2.37 trillion current LCU	10.24 trillion current LCU	7.87 trillion current LCU	Somalia
2000s	28.37 trillion current LCU	61.10 trillion current LCU	32.73 trillion current LCU	Somalia
2010s	105.64 trillion current LCU	134.74 trillion current LCU	29.10 trillion current LCU	Somalia
2020s	221.20 trillion current LCU	275.27 trillion current LCU	54.07 trillion current LCU	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni, Laos or Somalia?: Somalia, at 339.14 trillion current LCU against 311.70 trillion current LCU in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in gni between Laos and Somalia?: 27.44 trillion current LCU, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Somalia?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Laos and Somalia rank globally for gni?: Laos ranks 14th and Somalia ranks 11th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GNI (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GNI (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 207 places, 9,896 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 16 August 2026

February 2026 Data Release