Panama vs Samoa: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Panama
4,285 current LCU per person
in 2025
Samoa
4,209 current LCU per person
in 2025
Panama rank
176th
Samoa rank
178th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Panama
- Samoa
How they compare
Panama currently reports 4,285 current LCU per person against 4,209 current LCU per person in Samoa, a difference of 76 current LCU per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Samoa ahead.
Panama ranks 176th and Samoa ranks 178th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1990s | 531.83 current LCU per person | 1,074 current LCU per person | 541.87 current LCU per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 1,253 current LCU per person | 2,027 current LCU per person | 773.89 current LCU per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 2,928 current LCU per person | 3,107 current LCU per person | 178.46 current LCU per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3,966 current LCU per person | 3,693 current LCU per person | 272.93 current LCU per person | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Panama or Samoa?
- Panama, at 4,285 current LCU per person against 4,209 current LCU per person in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Panama and Samoa?
- 76 current LCU per person, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Samoa?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Samoa rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Panama ranks 176th and Samoa ranks 178th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.