Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Papua New Guinea
0.9551 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa
0.9636 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2009
Papua New Guinea rank
153rd
Samoa rank
152nd

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.9636 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.9551 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0085 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

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 153rd and Samoa ranks 152nd of 186 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 0.1094 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1053 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0041 current LCU per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.2166 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2896 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.073 current LCU per US$ of GDP Samoa
1990s 0.4465 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1492 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2973 current LCU per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.6936 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.813 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1194 current LCU per US$ of GDP Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net domestic credit (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.9636 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.9551 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2009.
What is the difference in net domestic credit (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
0.0085 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 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 unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd 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.