Kiribati vs Samoa: General government total expenditure
Kiribati
629.00 million current LCU
in 2025
Samoa
923.00 million current LCU
in 2025
Kiribati rank
179th
Samoa rank
177th
General government total expenditure over time
- Kiribati
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 923.00 million current LCU against 629.00 million current LCU in Kiribati, a difference of 294.00 million current LCU.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.5 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Samoa ahead.
Kiribati ranks 179th and Samoa ranks 177th of 195 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | β |
| 1990s | 63.90 million current LCU | 188.30 million current LCU | 124.40 million current LCU | Samoa |
| 2000s | 128.40 million current LCU | 379.50 million current LCU | 251.10 million current LCU | Samoa |
| 2010s | 230.00 million current LCU | 625.80 million current LCU | 395.80 million current LCU | Samoa |
| 2020s | 414.83 million current LCU | 797.83 million current LCU | 383.00 million current LCU | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Kiribati or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 923.00 million current LCU against 629.00 million current LCU in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Kiribati and Samoa?
- 294.00 million current LCU, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Kiribati ranks 179th and Samoa ranks 177th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release