Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita

Papua New Guinea
2,782 current LCU per person
in 2024
Samoa
3,160 current LCU per person
in 2009
Papua New Guinea rank
175th
Samoa rank
173rd

Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 3,160 current LCU per person against 2,782 current LCU per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 378 current LCU per person.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 175th and Samoa ranks 173rd of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 62.61 current LCU per person 68.62 current LCU per person 6.01 current LCU per person Samoa
1980s 175.99 current LCU per person 194.47 current LCU per person 18.48 current LCU per person Samoa
1990s 407.12 current LCU per person 210.73 current LCU per person 196.38 current LCU per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 576.35 current LCU per person 1,970 current LCU per person 1,394 current LCU per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
Samoa, at 3,160 current LCU per person against 2,782 current LCU per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2009.
What is the difference in net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
378 current LCU per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
37 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2009.
How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 175th and Samoa ranks 173rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 8,948 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net domestic credit (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.