Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Papua New Guinea
0.5989 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa
0.6541 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
99th
Samoa rank
96th

Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
0.20.40.60.8199020072024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.6541 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.5989 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0552 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 99th and Samoa ranks 96th of 157 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Samoa Difference Ahead
2010s 0.4243 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5906 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1664 current LCU per US$ of GDP Samoa
2020s 0.4823 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6426 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1603 current LCU per US$ of GDP Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.6541 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.5989 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
0.0552 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 99th and Samoa ranks 96th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,680 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.