Samoa vs Zimbabwe: Economic Indicators Comparison
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Samoa |  Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $820.5M | $31B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 0.7% | 3.4% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 2.7% | 2.6% |
| Population | 196k | 16.5M |
| GDP per capita | $4.2k | $2.1k |
| GDP per capita growth | -2.56% | 4.67% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 1.66 | 0.71 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.65 | 0.71 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $5.9k | $2.8k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $789.4M | $25.8B |
| GNI per capita | $4k | $1.8k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $1.2B | $43.6B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $6.3k | $3k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Samoa | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 27% | 51.5% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 27% | 25% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 3.7% | 10.6% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 2% | 28% |
| Unemployment | 8.3% | 4.9% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 62.1 | 43.1 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 6.2 | 5.45 |
| Human Freedom Index | 6.2 | 4.96 |
| Property Rights Index | 60.5 | 33.7 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 31.7 | 28.3 |
| Business Freedom Index | 76.6 | 39.1 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 94.6 | 36.2 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 78.8 | 43.1 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 55 | 25 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 30 | 10 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 64.6 | 70 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 79.5 | 62.8 |
| Government Spending Index | 62.5 | 88 |
| Tax Burden Index | 79.6 | 62.3 |
| Government Integrity Index | 31.5 | 18.9 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 48 | 22 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 73 | 60.8 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 4.4 | 10.7 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 11.3 | 34.7 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 3.2 | 6.7 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 164k | 2.6M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Samoa | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 50.2% | 29.8% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 51.3% | 39.8% |
| External debt stocks | $427.5M | $12.3B |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 0% | 3880.6% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 9.8% | 11.7% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | N/A | -22.2% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | N/A | -3.4% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | N/A | 12.6% |
| Total reserves including gold | $169.9M | $87M |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $16.7M | $744.6M |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Samoa | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 32.6% | 22.9% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 47.8% | 25.5% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | $20.5M | -$307.8M |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 33.1% | 16.9% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $89.6M | $737.1M |
| Personal remittances received | $147.4M | $1.9B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 15.1% | 32.5% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 9.8% | 12.1% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $586k | $4.3M |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $538k | $2.4M |
| Expense, % of GDP | 27.8% | 26.6% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 35.3% | 20% |
