El Salvador vs Samoa: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita

El Salvador
1,218 current US$ per person
in 2021
Samoa
1,162 current US$ per person
in 2021
El Salvador rank
11th
Samoa rank
12th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita over time

  • El Salvador
  • Samoa
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1,218 current US$ per person against 1,162 current US$ per person in Samoa, a difference of 56 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Samoa ahead.

El Salvador ranks 11th and Samoa ranks 12th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 16.77 current US$ per person 63.91 current US$ per person 47.14 current US$ per person Samoa
1980s 29.43 current US$ per person 159.11 current US$ per person 129.68 current US$ per person Samoa
1990s 162.78 current US$ per person 232.44 current US$ per person 69.66 current US$ per person Samoa
2000s 461.29 current US$ per person 359.45 current US$ per person 101.83 current US$ per person El Salvador
2010s 713.88 current US$ per person 737.81 current US$ per person 23.92 current US$ per person Samoa
2020s 1,085 current US$ per person 1,063 current US$ per person 22.32 current US$ per person El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita, El Salvador or Samoa?
El Salvador, at 1,218 current US$ per person against 1,162 current US$ per person in Samoa as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita between El Salvador and Samoa?
56 current US$ per person, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Samoa?
45 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Samoa rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita?
El Salvador ranks 11th 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

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.