Samoa vs South Africa: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Samoa
0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.1889 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Samoa rank
70th
South Africa rank
68th

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

  • Samoa
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1889 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was South Africa ahead.

Samoa ranks 70th and South Africa ranks 68th of 187 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1126 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1779 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0654 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2010s 0.1389 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1899 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0509 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 0.1725 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.193 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Samoa or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.1889 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Samoa and South Africa?
0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Samoa ranks 70th and South Africa ranks 68th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 11,054 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.