Samoa vs South Africa: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit
Samoa
0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa rank
144th
South Africa rank
147th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit over time
- Samoa
- South Africa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 144th and South Africa ranks 147th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
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, Samoa or South Africa?
- Samoa, at 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit between Samoa and South Africa?
- 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Samoa ranks 144th and South Africa ranks 147th 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.