Marshall Islands vs Pacific island small states: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Marshall Islands
1.45 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Pacific island small states
1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Marshall Islands rank
8th
Pacific island small states rank
5th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Marshall Islands
  • Pacific island small states
00.511.52198020022024

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 1.45 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Pacific island small states, a difference of 0.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.2 times Pacific island small states's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.

Marshall Islands ranks 8th and Pacific island small states ranks 5th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
2000s 1.69 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4737 current US$ per US$ of GDP Marshall Islands
2010s 1.59 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.15 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4434 current US$ per US$ of GDP Marshall Islands
2020s 1.5 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.25 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2524 current US$ per US$ of GDP Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Marshall Islands or Pacific island small states?
Marshall Islands, at 1.45 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Marshall Islands and Pacific island small states?
0.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Pacific island small states?
21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Marshall Islands and Pacific island small states rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Marshall Islands ranks 8th and Pacific island small states ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Gross national expenditure (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
229 places, 10,825 data points, 1960–2025
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Gross national expenditure (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.