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

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 unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kiribati vs Samoa: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP

Kiribati

0.2991 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Samoa

0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Kiribati rank

38th

Samoa rank

37th

Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Kiribati
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2991 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

Kiribati ranks 38th and Samoa ranks 37th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.1757 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3174 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1417 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Samoa
2010s	0.2527 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3087 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.056 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Samoa
2020s	0.2208 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3314 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1106 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp, Kiribati or Samoa?: Samoa, at 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2991 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kiribati as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kiribati and Samoa?: 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Kiribati ranks 38th and Samoa ranks 37th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross capital formation (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, 10,917 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

Gross capital formation (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.