Samoa vs Somalia: General government total expenditure
Samoa
923.00 million current LCU
in 2025
Somalia
959.00 million current LCU
in 2025
Samoa rank
179th
Somalia rank
178th
General government total expenditure over time
- Samoa
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 959.00 million current LCU against 923.00 million current LCU in Samoa, a difference of 36.00 million current LCU.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Somalia ahead.
Samoa ranks 179th and Somalia ranks 178th of 195 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | β |
| 1990s | 188.30 million current LCU | 0 current LCU | 188.30 million current LCU | Samoa |
| 2000s | 379.50 million current LCU | 0 current LCU | 379.50 million current LCU | Samoa |
| 2010s | 625.80 million current LCU | 134.80 million current LCU | 491.00 million current LCU | Samoa |
| 2020s | 797.83 million current LCU | 706.50 million current LCU | 91.33 million current LCU | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Samoa or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 959.00 million current LCU against 923.00 million current LCU in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Samoa and Somalia?
- 36.00 million current LCU, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Somalia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Somalia rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Samoa ranks 179th and Somalia ranks 178th 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.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release