Samoa vs Vanuatu: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita

Samoa
588.96 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
506.33 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
13th
Vanuatu rank
14th

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita over time

  • Samoa
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 588.96 constant 2024 US$ per person against 506.33 constant 2024 US$ per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 82.63 constant 2024 US$ per person.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Samoa ranks 13th and Vanuatu ranks 14th of 168 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 22.83 constant 2024 US$ per person 171.05 constant 2024 US$ per person 148.23 constant 2024 US$ per person Vanuatu
1970s 221.68 constant 2024 US$ per person 637.28 constant 2024 US$ per person 415.59 constant 2024 US$ per person Vanuatu
1980s 314.61 constant 2024 US$ per person 600.11 constant 2024 US$ per person 285.51 constant 2024 US$ per person Vanuatu
1990s 292.58 constant 2024 US$ per person 352.37 constant 2024 US$ per person 59.79 constant 2024 US$ per person Vanuatu
2000s 264.63 constant 2024 US$ per person 337.12 constant 2024 US$ per person 72.49 constant 2024 US$ per person Vanuatu
2010s 532.79 constant 2024 US$ per person 420.54 constant 2024 US$ per person 112.26 constant 2024 US$ per person Samoa
2020s 627.62 constant 2024 US$ per person 499.98 constant 2024 US$ per person 127.64 constant 2024 US$ per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita, Samoa or Vanuatu?
Samoa, at 588.96 constant 2024 US$ per person against 506.33 constant 2024 US$ per person in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita between Samoa and Vanuatu?
82.63 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
Samoa ranks 13th and Vanuatu ranks 14th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita
Unit
constant 2024 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 8,959 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.