Palau vs Samoa: Net acquisition of financial assets
Net acquisition of financial assets over time
- Palau
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 55.45 million current LCU against 27.91 million current LCU in Palau, a difference of 27.54 million current LCU.
That makes Samoa's figure about 2.0 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 92nd and Samoa ranks 89th of 134 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.69 million current LCU | 14.30 million current LCU | 1.61 million current LCU | Samoa |
| 2020s | 27.91 million current LCU | 132.99 million current LCU | 105.08 million current LCU | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net acquisition of financial assets, Palau or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 55.45 million current LCU against 27.91 million current LCU in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net acquisition of financial assets between Palau and Samoa?
- 27.54 million current LCU, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Samoa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
- How do Palau and Samoa rank globally for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Palau ranks 92nd and Samoa ranks 89th of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. 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.