Gabon vs Samoa: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Gabon
- Samoa
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 141.00 million BoP, current US$ against 89.26 million BoP, current US$ in Samoa, a difference of 51.73 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.6 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 66th and Samoa ranks 69th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 160.76 million BoP, current US$ | -20.07 million BoP, current US$ | 180.83 million BoP, current US$ | Gabon |
| 1980s | -116.96 million BoP, current US$ | 2.28 million BoP, current US$ | 119.24 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 1990s | 207.21 million BoP, current US$ | -6.93 million BoP, current US$ | 214.15 million BoP, current US$ | Gabon |
| 2000s | 2.06 billion BoP, current US$ | -36.98 million BoP, current US$ | 2.09 billion BoP, current US$ | Gabon |
| 2010s | 1.63 billion BoP, current US$ | -42.40 million BoP, current US$ | 1.67 billion BoP, current US$ | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Gabon or Samoa?
- Gabon, at 141.00 million BoP, current US$ against 89.26 million BoP, current US$ in Samoa as of 2015.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Gabon and Samoa?
- 51.73 million BoP, current US$, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Samoa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2015.
- How do Gabon and Samoa rank globally for current account balance?
- Gabon ranks 66th and Samoa ranks 69th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.