Samoa vs Turkmenistan: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Samoa
0.7166 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.6966 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Samoa rank
135th
Turkmenistan rank
138th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Samoa
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.7166 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.6966 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Samoa ranks 135th and Turkmenistan ranks 138th of 195 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Turkmenistan | 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 | 0.9179 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0805 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8374 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.8974 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3727 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5248 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.7684 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5519 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2165 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.7896 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7685 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0212 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
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, Samoa or Turkmenistan?
- Samoa, at 0.7166 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.6966 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Samoa and Turkmenistan?
- 0.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Turkmenistan?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Turkmenistan rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 135th and Turkmenistan ranks 138th 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.