Malta vs Samoa: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Malta
- Samoa
How they compare
Malta currently reports 7.1% against 6.9% in Samoa, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 27th and Samoa ranks 30th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7% | -14.9% | 21.6% | Malta |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 2.1% | 0.8% | Samoa |
| 1990s | -4.5% | -6.7% | 2.1% | Malta |
| 2000s | -4.6% | -8.3% | 3.8% | Malta |
| 2010s | 6.0% | -3.3% | 9.3% | Malta |
| 2020s | 7.3% | -4.2% | 11.4% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Malta or Samoa?
- Malta, at 7.1% against 6.9% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Malta and Samoa?
- 0.2%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for current account balance?
- Malta ranks 27th and Samoa ranks 30th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (% of GDP). 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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.