Samoa vs Solomon Islands: GDP (current LCU), per capita
Samoa
16,347 current LCU per person
in 2025
Solomon Islands
17,371 current LCU per person
in 2025
Samoa rank
189th
Solomon Islands rank
187th
GDP (current LCU), per capita over time
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 17,371 current LCU per person against 16,347 current LCU per person in Samoa, a difference of 1,024 current LCU per person.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 189th and Solomon Islands ranks 187th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 411.45 current LCU per person | 327.32 current LCU per person | 84.14 current LCU per person | Samoa |
| 1980s | 1,192 current LCU per person | 888.44 current LCU per person | 304 current LCU per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 2,971 current LCU per person | 3,617 current LCU per person | 645.93 current LCU per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 6,690 current LCU per person | 8,203 current LCU per person | 1,513 current LCU per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 9,948 current LCU per person | 16,118 current LCU per person | 6,170 current LCU per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 12,757 current LCU per person | 16,360 current LCU per person | 3,603 current LCU per person | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per capita, Samoa or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 17,371 current LCU per person against 16,347 current LCU per person in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 1,024 current LCU per person, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Solomon Islands?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Solomon Islands rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 189th and Solomon Islands ranks 187th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.