Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita

Papua New Guinea
2.3%
in 2024
Samoa
2.2%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
102nd
Samoa rank
104th

Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
-10-50510200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.3% against 2.2% in Samoa, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd and Samoa ranks 104th of 226 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s -0.8% 3.2% 4.0% Samoa
2010s 2.6% 1.1% 1.5% Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0% 2.2% 2.1% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per capita, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
Papua New Guinea, at 2.3% against 2.2% in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per capita between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd and Samoa ranks 104th of 226 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
263 places, 6,492 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed