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

38 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Tonga: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP

Samoa

0.2889 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2021

Tonga

0.4153 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2021

Samoa rank

4th

Tonga rank

1st

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP over time

Samoa
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.4153 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2889 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.1264 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.4 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Tonga ahead.

Samoa ranks 4th and Tonga ranks 1st of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0928 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1517 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.059 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Tonga
1980s	0.2319 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2106 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Samoa
1990s	0.2908 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.165 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1258 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Samoa
2000s	0.1489 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2858 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1369 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Tonga
2010s	0.1836 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2792 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0956 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Tonga
2020s	0.2619 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3952 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp, Samoa or Tonga?: Tonga, at 0.4153 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2889 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp between Samoa and Tonga?: 0.1264 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2021.
How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?: Samoa ranks 4th and Tonga ranks 1st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 192 places, 6,489 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

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