Samoa vs Tonga: Net acquisition of financial assets
Net acquisition of financial assets over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 74.11 million current LCU against 55.45 million current LCU in Samoa, a difference of 18.66 million current LCU.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 89th and Tonga ranks 87th of 134 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.52 million current LCU | 20.04 million current LCU | 1.52 million current LCU | Tonga |
| 2020s | 69.68 million current LCU | 31.14 million current LCU | 38.54 million current LCU | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net acquisition of financial assets, Samoa or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 74.11 million current LCU against 55.45 million current LCU in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net acquisition of financial assets between Samoa and Tonga?
- 18.66 million current LCU, with Tonga 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 net acquisition of financial assets?
- Samoa ranks 89th and Tonga ranks 87th 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.