Samoa vs Viet Nam: Current account balance as a share of GDP
Samoa
5.6%
in 2024
Viet Nam
5.9%
in 2024
Samoa rank
35th
Viet Nam rank
32nd
Current account balance as a share of GDP over time
- Samoa
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 5.9% against 5.6% in Samoa, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Samoa ranks 35th and Viet Nam ranks 32nd of 193 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -8.3% | -4.9% | 3.4% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | -3.3% | 1.4% | 4.7% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | -4.2% | 3.1% | 7.2% | Viet Nam |
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 Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 5.9% against 5.6% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance as a share of gdp between Samoa and Viet Nam?
- 0.3%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Viet Nam?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Viet Nam rank globally for current account balance as a share of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 35th and Viet Nam ranks 32nd 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 (%).