Panama vs Samoa: Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Panama
0.8872 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Samoa
0.9636 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2009
Panama rank
155th
Samoa rank
152nd

Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Panama
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.9636 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8872 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Panama, a difference of 0.0764 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 155th and Samoa ranks 152nd of 186 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5019 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4219 current LCU per US$ of GDP Panama
1980s 0.5618 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2896 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2723 current LCU per US$ of GDP Panama
1990s 0.5862 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1492 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.437 current LCU per US$ of GDP Panama
2000s 0.8404 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.813 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0274 current LCU per US$ of GDP Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net domestic credit (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Panama or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.9636 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8872 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Panama as of 2009.
What is the difference in net domestic credit (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Panama and Samoa?
0.0764 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Samoa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2009.
How do Panama and Samoa rank globally for net domestic credit (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Panama ranks 155th and Samoa ranks 152nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net domestic credit (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
Net domestic credit (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
186 places, 8,768 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net domestic credit (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.