Samoa vs Solomon Islands: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP

Samoa
0.1092 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Solomon Islands
0.1198 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa rank
25th
Solomon Islands rank
24th

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP over time

  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
0123196719952024

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 0.1198 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1092 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.0106 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Samoa ranks 25th and Solomon Islands ranks 24th of 163 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3938 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.11 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7117 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP Solomon Islands
1980s 0.461 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3913 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0697 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
1990s 0.2911 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1603 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1308 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2000s 0.1284 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3688 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2404 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP Solomon Islands
2010s 0.1313 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1975 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0662 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP Solomon Islands
2020s 0.1419 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1424 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp, Samoa or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands, at 0.1198 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1092 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp between Samoa and Solomon Islands?
0.0106 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Solomon Islands?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Solomon Islands rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
Samoa ranks 25th and Solomon Islands ranks 24th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
163 places, 8,197 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.