Samoa vs Solomon Islands: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP

Samoa
1.0%
in 2020
Solomon Islands
0.5%
in 2020
Samoa rank
174th
Solomon Islands rank
176th

Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP over time

  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
05101520198020002020

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1.0% against 0.5% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 2.0 times Solomon Islands's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 174th and Solomon Islands ranks 176th of 178 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Solomon Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1980s 9.1% 5.9% 3.2% Samoa
1990s 1.2% 10.5% 9.3% Solomon Islands
2000s 2.9% 4.7% 1.9% Solomon Islands
2010s 3.0% 0.8% 2.2% Samoa
2020s 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp, Samoa or Solomon Islands?
Samoa, at 1.0% against 0.5% in Solomon Islands as of 2020.
What is the difference in credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp between Samoa and Solomon Islands?
0.5%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Solomon Islands?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Samoa and Solomon Islands rank globally for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp?
Samoa ranks 174th and Solomon Islands ranks 176th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 6,137 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. (IFS line 22A + line 22B + line 22C) / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).