Puerto Rico vs Samoa: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit
Puerto Rico
0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Samoa
0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
142nd
Samoa rank
144th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit over time
- Puerto Rico
- Samoa
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Samoa ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 142nd and Samoa ranks 144th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit, Puerto Rico or Samoa?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit between Puerto Rico and Samoa?
- 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Samoa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Puerto Rico and Samoa rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Puerto Rico ranks 142nd and Samoa ranks 144th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.