Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 588.96 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 588.96 constant 2024 US$ per person for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Samoa peaked at 814.95 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.29 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1961.
That places Samoa 13th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1962 | 6.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | +182.4% |
| 1963 | 11.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | +79.1% |
| 1964 | 13.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 1965 | 14.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 26.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | +83.6% |
| 1967 | 44.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | +70.1% |
| 1968 | 58.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | +30.7% |
| 1969 | 28.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | -51.2% |
| 1970 | 49.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | +74.6% |
| 1971 | 52.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 111.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | +113.2% |
| 1973 | 113.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 183.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | +62.3% |
| 1975 | 281.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | +53.2% |
| 1976 | 259.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 380.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | +46.7% |
| 1978 | 298.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | -21.5% |
| 1979 | 485.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | +62.3% |
| 1980 | 296.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | -38.8% |
| 1981 | 316.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 320.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 379.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 1984 | 265.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | -30.2% |
| 1985 | 329.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | +24.4% |
| 1986 | 271.74 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.6% |
| 1987 | 379.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | +39.6% |
| 1988 | 303.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.1% |
| 1989 | 283.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 322.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 1991 | 315.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 399.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | +26.9% |
| 1993 | 330.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 308.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 273.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 245.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 236.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 269.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 224.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 229.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 346.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | +51.3% |
| 2002 | 333.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 233.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | -30.0% |
| 2004 | 225.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 235.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 285.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 204.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | -28.5% |
| 2008 | 223.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 328.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | +46.9% |
| 2010 | 490.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | +49.2% |
| 2011 | 377.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 442.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 507.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 474.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 519.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 514.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 698.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | +35.7% |
| 2018 | 677.85 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 624.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 814.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | +30.5% |
| 2021 | 460.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | -43.4% |
| 2022 | 665.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | +44.4% |
| 2023 | 607.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 588.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 588.96 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.79 constant 2024 US$ per person, 19.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 588.96 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.25 constant 2024 US$ per person, 10.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +182.4% | 2.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6.48 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | 58.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 221.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | 49.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | 485.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 314.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | 265.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | 379.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 292.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | 224.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | 399.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 264.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | 204.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | 346.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 532.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | 377.22 constant 2024 US$ per person | 698.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 627.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | 460.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | 814.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 10 Israel 758.32 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 11 Kiribati 655.36 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 12 Turks and Caicos Islands 632.11 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 14 Vanuatu 506.33 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 15 Ukraine 501.62 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 442.12 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Samoa?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Samoa was 588.96 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 814.95 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 13th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.