Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)

Papua New Guinea
0.171 units per US$ of GDP
in 2008
Samoa
0.1349 units per US$ of GDP
in 2009
Papua New Guinea rank
131st
Samoa rank
134th

Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.171 units per US$ of GDP against 0.1349 units per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.0361 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 131st and Samoa ranks 134th of 151 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0433 units per US$ of GDP 0.0113 units per US$ of GDP 0.032 units per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0597 units per US$ of GDP 0.0962 units per US$ of GDP 0.0365 units per US$ of GDP Samoa
1990s 0.0791 units per US$ of GDP 0.2705 units per US$ of GDP 0.1914 units per US$ of GDP Samoa
2000s 0.3015 units per US$ of GDP 0.1967 units per US$ of GDP 0.1047 units per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capital accounts (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.171 units per US$ of GDP against 0.1349 units per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2008.
What is the difference in capital accounts (depository corporations survey, domestic currency) between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
0.0361 units per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2008.
How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for capital accounts (depository corporations survey, domestic currency)?
Papua New Guinea ranks 131st and Samoa ranks 134th of 151 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
151 places, 5,228 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.