Ethiopia vs Samoa: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Ethiopia
0.4847 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2008
Samoa
0.4761 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2009
Ethiopia rank
134th
Samoa rank
135th

Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.4847 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.4761 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.0086 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 134th and Samoa ranks 135th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0791 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0374 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0417 current LCU per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1980s 0.0071 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2197 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2126 current LCU per US$ of GDP Samoa
1990s 0.3836 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.802 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4184 current LCU per US$ of GDP Samoa
2000s 1.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5288 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4879 current LCU per US$ of GDP Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Ethiopia or Samoa?
Ethiopia, at 0.4847 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.4761 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2008.
What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and Samoa?
0.0086 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Samoa?
39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2008.
How do Ethiopia and Samoa rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 134th and Samoa ranks 135th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (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 foreign assets (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, 8,826 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets (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.