Samoa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): General government final consumption expenditure (current US$)

Samoa
21.44 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
9.56 % change on previous year
in 2025
Samoa rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
15th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) over time

  • Samoa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-2002040196619952025

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 21.44 % change on previous year against 9.56 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 11.88 % change on previous year.

That makes Samoa's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 185 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2010s 6.51 % change on previous year 3.93 % change on previous year 2.58 % change on previous year Samoa
2020s 11.89 % change on previous year 4.88 % change on previous year 7.01 % change on previous year Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), Samoa or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Samoa, at 21.44 % change on previous year against 9.56 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$) between Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
11.88 % change on previous year, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Samoa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$)?
Samoa ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 10,790 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in General government final consumption expenditure (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.