What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per capita between Samoa and Tonga?

124 current US$ per person, with Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?

16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Tonga: Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita

Samoa

1,764 current US$ per person

in 2025

Tonga

1,640 current US$ per person

in 2024

Samoa rank

97th

Tonga rank

99th

Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita over time

Samoa
Tonga

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1,764 current US$ per person against 1,640 current US$ per person in Tonga, a difference of 124 current US$ per person.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 97th and Tonga ranks 99th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,041 current US$ per person	718.77 current US$ per person	322.09 current US$ per person	Samoa
2010s	1,256 current US$ per person	1,159 current US$ per person	96.76 current US$ per person	Samoa
2020s	1,482 current US$ per person	1,473 current US$ per person	9.93 current US$ per person	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per capita, Samoa or Tonga?: Samoa, at 1,764 current US$ per person against 1,640 current US$ per person in Tonga as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per capita between Samoa and Tonga?: 124 current US$ per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per capita?: Samoa ranks 97th and Tonga ranks 99th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 230 places, 10,947 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

Gross capital formation (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.