Samoa vs Tonga: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Samoa
3.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Tonga
3.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa rank
120th
Tonga rank
118th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 3.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 3.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 120th and Tonga ranks 118th of 186 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 | 3.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.279 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0284 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0871 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 Tonga?
- Tonga, at 3.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 3.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Samoa and Tonga?
- 0.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Tonga 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 national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 120th and Tonga ranks 118th 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.
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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.