Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Samoa
1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Samoa rank
31st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
33rd
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Samoa ranks 31st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 33rd of 186 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.54 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3253 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.49 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 1.28 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.22 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0612 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$), per unit of gdp, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Samoa, at 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 31st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 33rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.