Panama vs Samoa: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Panama
18,195 current LCU per person
in 2024
Samoa
19,843 current LCU per person
in 2025
Panama rank
164th
Samoa rank
161st
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Panama
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 19,843 current LCU per person against 18,195 current LCU per person in Panama, a difference of 1,648 current LCU per person.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Samoa ahead.
Panama ranks 164th and Samoa ranks 161st of 186 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,572 current LCU per person | 10,853 current LCU per person | 3,281 current LCU per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 13,492 current LCU per person | 11,558 current LCU per person | 1,934 current LCU per person | Panama |
| 2020s | 16,238 current LCU per person | 15,550 current LCU per person | 688 current LCU per person | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Panama or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 19,843 current LCU per person against 18,195 current LCU per person in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Panama and Samoa?
- 1,648 current LCU per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Samoa?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Samoa rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Panama ranks 164th and Samoa ranks 161st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (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
Gross national expenditure (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.