Aruba vs Samoa: Current account balance as a proportion of GDP
Aruba
5.1%
in 2023
Samoa
5.6%
in 2024
Aruba rank
38th
Samoa rank
35th
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP over time
- Aruba
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 5.6% against 5.1% in Aruba, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Aruba's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Aruba ahead.
Aruba ranks 38th and Samoa ranks 35th of 204 countries.
Aruba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | -8.3% | 15.9% | Aruba |
| 2010s | -3.0% | -3.3% | 0.3% | Aruba |
| 2020s | 0.5% | -6.6% | 7.1% | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance as a proportion of gdp, Aruba or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 5.6% against 5.1% in Aruba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance as a proportion of gdp between Aruba and Samoa?
- 0.5%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Samoa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Aruba and Samoa rank globally for current account balance as a proportion of gdp?
- Aruba ranks 38th and Samoa ranks 35th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.