Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) vs Samoa: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 20 - External financial

Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)
2.5 Percentage of GDP
in 2022
Samoa
15.16 Percentage of GDP
in 2022
Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) rank
16th
Samoa rank
14th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 20 - External financial over time

  • Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 15.16 Percentage of GDP against 2.5 Percentage of GDP in Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP), a difference of 12.66 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Samoa's figure about 6.1 times Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)'s.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) ranks 16th and Samoa ranks 14th of 42 regions.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 4.43 Percentage of GDP 9.61 Percentage of GDP 5.18 Percentage of GDP Samoa
2010s 2.23 Percentage of GDP 13.68 Percentage of GDP 11.44 Percentage of GDP Samoa
2020s 2.87 Percentage of GDP 14.79 Percentage of GDP 11.92 Percentage of GDP Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 20 - external financial, Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) or Samoa?
Samoa, at 15.16 Percentage of GDP against 2.5 Percentage of GDP in Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) as of 2022.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 20 - external financial between Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) and Samoa?
12.66 Percentage of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) and Samoa?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) and Samoa rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 20 - external financial?
Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) ranks 16th and Samoa ranks 14th of 42 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 20 - External financial inflows — Net Official Development Assistance (ODA) inflows. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 20 - External financial inflows — Net Official Development Assistance (ODA) inflows
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
196 places, 4,329 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed

The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 20 shows indicators of external financial flows in US dollars and as a percentage of GDP, including foreign direct investment, portfolio investment, net official development assistance, and remittances.