Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
11.67 % change on previous year
in 2025
Samoa
11.92 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
50th
Samoa rank
48th
GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 11.92 % change on previous year against 11.67 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.25 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Samoa ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 50th and Samoa ranks 48th of 207 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.54 % change on previous year | 13.67 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1980s | 6.5 % change on previous year | 13.38 % change on previous year | 6.88 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1990s | 10.82 % change on previous year | 7.09 % change on previous year | 3.73 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 14.99 % change on previous year | 8.78 % change on previous year | 6.21 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 10.42 % change on previous year | 3.53 % change on previous year | 6.89 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 8.35 % change on previous year | 8.11 % change on previous year | 0.2379 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni (current lcu), annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 11.92 % change on previous year against 11.67 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni (current lcu), annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 0.25 % change on previous year, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for gni (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 50th and Samoa ranks 48th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in GNI (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.