Canada vs Samoa: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Canada
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Samoa ahead.
Canada ranks 84th and Samoa ranks 82nd of 173 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 3.7% | 2.4% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 4.4% | 1.3% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Canada or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Canada and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Samoa?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Samoa rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Canada ranks 84th and Samoa ranks 82nd of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.