Samoa vs Tuvalu: Current account balance as a share of GDP
Samoa
5.6%
in 2024
Tuvalu
4.6%
in 2022
Samoa rank
35th
Tuvalu rank
41st
Current account balance as a share of GDP over time
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 5.6% against 4.6% in Tuvalu, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 35th and Tuvalu ranks 41st of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -8.3% | -18.3% | 10.0% | Samoa |
| 2010s | -3.3% | -4.9% | 1.6% | Samoa |
| 2020s | -10.1% | 15.0% | 25.1% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance as a share of gdp, Samoa or Tuvalu?
- Samoa, at 5.6% against 4.6% in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance as a share of gdp between Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 1.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Samoa and Tuvalu rank globally for current account balance as a share of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 35th and Tuvalu ranks 41st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund β processed by Our World in Data, published as Current account balance as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%).