Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate

Samoa
21.66 % change on previous year
in 2021
Sao Tome and Principe
22.87 % change on previous year
in 2021
Samoa rank
56th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
54th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate over time

  • Samoa
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 22.87 % change on previous year against 21.66 % change on previous year in Samoa, a difference of 1.21 % change on previous year.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Samoa ranks 56th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 54th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 8.33 % change on previous year 99.76 % change on previous year 91.43 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 13.04 % change on previous year 23.75 % change on previous year 10.7 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.4617 % change on previous year 23.9 % change on previous year 23.43 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
2000s -6.35 % change on previous year 20.38 % change on previous year 26.73 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 3.12 % change on previous year 46.33 % change on previous year 43.21 % change on previous year Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 26.6 % change on previous year 0.2132 % change on previous year 26.38 % change on previous year Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 22.87 % change on previous year against 21.66 % change on previous year in Samoa as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.21 % change on previous year, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
35 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate?
Samoa ranks 56th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 54th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,234 data points, 1971–2021
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The year-on-year percentage change in Personal remittances and foreign aid received. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.