Samoa vs South Sudan: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Samoa
3.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Sudan
3.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2015
Samoa rank
120th
South Sudan rank
122nd
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Samoa
- South Sudan
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 3.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP in South Sudan, a difference of 0.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 120th and South Sudan ranks 122nd of 186 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1705 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Samoa or South Sudan?
- Samoa, at 3.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 3.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Samoa and South Sudan?
- 0.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Sudan?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.
- How do Samoa and South Sudan rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 120th and South Sudan ranks 122nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Gross national expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.