Somalia vs Vietnam: GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Somalia
28,340 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Vietnam
23,372 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Somalia rank
3rd
Vietnam rank
4th

GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Somalia
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 28,340 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 23,372 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Vietnam, a difference of 4,968 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Vietnam ahead.

Somalia ranks 3rd and Vietnam ranks 4th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Vietnam Difference Ahead
1980s 491.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4,490 current LCU per US$ of GDP 3,999 current LCU per US$ of GDP Vietnam
1990s 5,309 current LCU per US$ of GDP 10,548 current LCU per US$ of GDP 5,239 current LCU per US$ of GDP Vietnam
2000s 16,593 current LCU per US$ of GDP 15,326 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1,267 current LCU per US$ of GDP Somalia
2010s 23,940 current LCU per US$ of GDP 20,438 current LCU per US$ of GDP 3,502 current LCU per US$ of GDP Somalia
2020s 26,756 current LCU per US$ of GDP 22,454 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4,301 current LCU per US$ of GDP Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Somalia or Vietnam?
Somalia, at 28,340 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 23,372 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Vietnam as of 2024.
What is the difference in gni (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Somalia and Vietnam?
4,968 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Vietnam?
36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Vietnam rank globally for gni (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Somalia ranks 3rd and Vietnam ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (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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Indicator
GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 9,835 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

GNI (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.