Samoa vs Tonga: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 340.86 million current LCU against 225.15 million current LCU in Tonga, a difference of 115.71 million current LCU.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.5 times Tonga's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 142nd and Tonga ranks 143rd of 155 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 247.99 million current LCU | 122.10 million current LCU | 125.89 million current LCU | Samoa |
| 2020s | 317.62 million current LCU | 197.63 million current LCU | 119.98 million current LCU | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Samoa or Tonga?
- Samoa, at 340.86 million current LCU against 225.15 million current LCU in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Samoa and Tonga?
- 115.71 million current LCU, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Samoa ranks 142nd and Tonga ranks 143rd of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.