Argentina vs Laos: Goods and services expense

Argentina
3.61 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Laos
3.81 trillion current LCU
in 2022
Argentina rank
18th
Laos rank
17th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Argentina
  • Laos
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 3.81 trillion current LCU against 3.61 trillion current LCU in Argentina, a difference of 206.68 billion current LCU.

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

Across all 9 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 18th and Laos ranks 17th of 155 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Laos Difference Ahead
2010s 99.56 billion current LCU 4.03 trillion current LCU 3.93 trillion current LCU Laos
2020s 446.77 billion current LCU 3.41 trillion current LCU 2.96 trillion current LCU Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Argentina or Laos?
Laos, at 3.81 trillion current LCU against 3.61 trillion current LCU in Argentina as of 2022.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Argentina and Laos?
206.68 billion current LCU, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Laos?
9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Laos rank globally for goods and services expense?
Argentina ranks 18th and Laos ranks 17th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods and services expense (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,479 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. 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.