Samoa vs Tuvalu: GDP (current US$), per capita
Samoa
5,873 current US$ per person
in 2025
Tuvalu
6,041 current US$ per person
in 2025
Samoa rank
130th
Tuvalu rank
129th
GDP (current US$), per capita over time
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 6,041 current US$ per person against 5,873 current US$ per person in Samoa, a difference of 168 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Samoa ranks 130th and Tuvalu ranks 129th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Tuvalu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 550.79 current US$ per person | 569.38 current US$ per person | 18.6 current US$ per person | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 689.41 current US$ per person | 627.87 current US$ per person | 61.54 current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 1,155 current US$ per person | 1,300 current US$ per person | 144.38 current US$ per person | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 2,330 current US$ per person | 2,235 current US$ per person | 94.34 current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 4,041 current US$ per person | 3,816 current US$ per person | 224.91 current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 4,724 current US$ per person | 5,593 current US$ per person | 868.93 current US$ per person | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Samoa or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 6,041 current US$ per person against 5,873 current US$ per person in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 168 current US$ per person, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Tuvalu rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 130th and Tuvalu ranks 129th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.