Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Papua New Guinea
2,575 current LCU per person
in 2025
Samoa
4,209 current LCU per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
181st
Samoa rank
178th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 4,209 current LCU per person against 2,575 current LCU per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,634 current LCU per person.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.6 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Samoa ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 181st and Samoa ranks 178th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 165.34 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 165.34 current LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 377.11 current LCU per person | 1,074 current LCU per person | 696.59 current LCU per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 704.6 current LCU per person | 2,027 current LCU per person | 1,322 current LCU per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 1,475 current LCU per person | 3,107 current LCU per person | 1,632 current LCU per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 2,277 current LCU per person | 3,693 current LCU per person | 1,416 current LCU per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 4,209 current LCU per person against 2,575 current LCU per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 1,634 current LCU per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 181st 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.