Samoa vs Tuvalu: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP
Samoa
19.8%
in 2024
Tuvalu
18.8%
in 2023
Samoa rank
21st
Tuvalu rank
24th
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP over time
- Samoa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 19.8% against 18.8% in Tuvalu, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 21st and Tuvalu ranks 24th of 191 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.1% | 14.4% | 4.8% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.8% | 0.8% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp, Samoa or Tuvalu?
- Samoa, at 19.8% against 18.8% in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp between Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 1.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tuvalu?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Tuvalu rank globally for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 21st and Tuvalu ranks 24th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.