South Korea vs Laos: GDP per capita

South Korea
51.53 million current LCU
in 2025
Laos
47.53 million current LCU
in 2025
South Korea rank
6th
Laos rank
8th

GDP per capita over time

  • South Korea
  • Laos
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 51.53 million current LCU against 47.53 million current LCU in Laos, a difference of 4.00 million current LCU.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Globally, South Korea ranks 6th and Laos ranks 8th of 213 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP per capita (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 11,862 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.