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

Low income
0.207 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Samoa
0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Low income rank
39th
Samoa rank
37th

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

  • Low income
  • Samoa
0.10.20.30.4200820162025

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.207 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.0934 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.5 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Samoa ahead.

Low income ranks 39th and Samoa ranks 37th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1806 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3174 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1368 current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2010s 0.2208 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3087 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0879 current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2020s 0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3262 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1057 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$), per unit of gdp, Low income or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.207 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between Low income and Samoa?
0.0934 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Samoa?
17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
How do Low income and Samoa rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Low income ranks 39th and Samoa ranks 37th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), 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

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.