Namibia vs Samoa: Gross national expenditure
Namibia
119.2%
in 2025
Samoa
121.4%
in 2025
Namibia rank
35th
Samoa rank
32nd
Gross national expenditure over time
- Namibia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 121.4% against 119.2% in Namibia, a difference of 2.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Samoa ahead.
Namibia ranks 35th and Samoa ranks 32nd 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 | 119.4% | 121.2% | 1.8% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 117.2% | 116.3% | 0.9% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 119.3% | 128.2% | 8.9% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Namibia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 121.4% against 119.2% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Namibia and Samoa?
- 2.2%, 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?
- Namibia ranks 35th and Samoa ranks 32nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% 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 is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.