How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Samoa?

17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.

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.

Namibia vs Samoa: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Namibia

1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Samoa

1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Namibia rank

34th

Samoa rank

31st

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

Namibia
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Namibia, a difference of 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Samoa ahead.

Namibia ranks 34th and Samoa ranks 31st of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Samoa
2010s	1.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Namibia
2020s	1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.28 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0889 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Namibia or Samoa?: Samoa, at 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Namibia and Samoa?: 0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Samoa?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Samoa rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Namibia ranks 34th and Samoa ranks 31st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: 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
Last refreshed: 08 September 2026

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.