What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita between Dominican Republic and Samoa?

196.23 current US$ per person, with Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Samoa?

45 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Samoa: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita

Dominican Republic

965.77 current US$ per person

in 2021

Samoa

1,162 current US$ per person

in 2021

Dominican Republic rank

15th

Samoa rank

12th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita over time

Dominican Republic
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1,162 current US$ per person against 965.77 current US$ per person in Dominican Republic, a difference of 196.23 current US$ per person.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Samoa ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 15th and Samoa ranks 12th of 193 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	25.42 current US$ per person	63.91 current US$ per person	38.49 current US$ per person	Samoa
1980s	35.67 current US$ per person	159.11 current US$ per person	123.43 current US$ per person	Samoa
1990s	106.68 current US$ per person	232.44 current US$ per person	125.76 current US$ per person	Samoa
2000s	293.28 current US$ per person	359.45 current US$ per person	66.18 current US$ per person	Samoa
2010s	506.44 current US$ per person	737.81 current US$ per person	231.36 current US$ per person	Samoa
2020s	861.31 current US$ per person	1,063 current US$ per person	201.27 current US$ per person	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita, Dominican Republic or Samoa?: Samoa, at 1,162 current US$ per person against 965.77 current US$ per person in Dominican Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita between Dominican Republic and Samoa?: 196.23 current US$ per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Samoa?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and Samoa rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita?: Dominican Republic ranks 15th and Samoa ranks 12th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 6,518 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

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