Peru vs Samoa: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Peru
0.7572 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Samoa
0.7166 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Peru rank
134th
Samoa rank
135th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Peru
- Samoa
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.7572 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.7166 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.0406 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Samoa ahead.
Peru ranks 134th and Samoa ranks 135th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9179 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9179 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.6588 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8974 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2387 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.6476 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7684 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1208 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.8635 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7896 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0738 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Peru or Samoa?
- Peru, at 0.7572 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.7166 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Peru and Samoa?
- 0.0406 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Samoa?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Samoa rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Peru ranks 134th and Samoa ranks 135th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.