Samoa vs World: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Samoa
1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
World
0.9941 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa rank
31st
World rank
29th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Samoa
- World
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9941 current US$ per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.2159 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times World's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 31st and World ranks 29th of 186 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9944 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9915 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1712 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.3 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9923 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3033 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$), per unit of gdp, Samoa or World?
- Samoa, at 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9941 current US$ per US$ of GDP in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Samoa and World?
- 0.2159 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and World?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and World rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 31st and World ranks 29th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.