Samoa vs Tuvalu: GNI (current LCU), per capita
Samoa
16,320 current LCU per person
in 2025
Tuvalu
15,264 current LCU per person
in 2025
Samoa rank
184th
Tuvalu rank
185th
GNI (current LCU), per capita over time
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 16,320 current LCU per person against 15,264 current LCU per person in Tuvalu, a difference of 1,056 current LCU per person.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Samoa ranks 184th and Tuvalu ranks 185th of 208 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 | 410.11 current LCU per person | 914.68 current LCU per person | 504.57 current LCU per person | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 1,299 current LCU per person | 1,453 current LCU per person | 154.31 current LCU per person | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 2,993 current LCU per person | 3,429 current LCU per person | 435.87 current LCU per person | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 6,256 current LCU per person | 5,380 current LCU per person | 876.31 current LCU per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 9,634 current LCU per person | 6,603 current LCU per person | 3,031 current LCU per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 12,568 current LCU per person | 11,563 current LCU per person | 1,005 current LCU per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni (current lcu), per capita, Samoa or Tuvalu?
- Samoa, at 16,320 current LCU per person against 15,264 current LCU per person in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni (current lcu), per capita between Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 1,056 current LCU per person, with Samoa 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 gni (current lcu), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 184th and Tuvalu ranks 185th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GNI (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.