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

44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Vanuatu: Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP

Samoa

0.4605 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Vanuatu

0.4736 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Samoa rank

11th

Vanuatu rank

10th

Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Samoa
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.4736 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4605 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Samoa ranks 11th and Vanuatu ranks 10th of 181 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.1945 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1398 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0547 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Samoa
1990s	0.3344 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1861 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1483 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Samoa
2000s	0.1972 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1823 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Samoa
2010s	0.1642 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3031 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1389 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Vanuatu
2020s	0.3765 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5561 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1796 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp, Samoa or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 0.4736 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4605 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp between Samoa and Vanuatu?: 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for total reserves minus gold (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Samoa ranks 11th and Vanuatu ranks 10th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total reserves minus gold (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: 182 places, 9,273 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 10 September 2026

Total reserves minus gold (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.