Laos vs Malaysia: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit
Laos
0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Laos rank
61st
Malaysia rank
64th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit over time
- Laos
- Malaysia
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malaysia ahead.
Laos ranks 61st and Malaysia ranks 64th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit, Laos or Malaysia?
- Laos, at 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit between Laos and Malaysia?
- 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Malaysia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Malaysia rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Laos ranks 61st and Malaysia ranks 64th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.