Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre was 89,347 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1977–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 89,347 current US$ per square kilometre for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in 2021. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.7% on the previous year and up 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 89,347 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 317.24 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2004.
Samoa ranks 33rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2,120 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 4,240 current US$ per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1979 | 4,594 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 6,714 current US$ per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 1981 | 6,714 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6,714 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7,067 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 7,067 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8,481 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 10,247 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1987 | 13,074 current US$ per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 1988 | 13,428 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 14,488 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 15,194 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 12,368 current US$ per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1992 | 14,134 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 11,307 current US$ per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 13,074 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 14,319 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 15,644 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 16,463 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 14,842 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 15,785 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 15,901 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 15,901 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15,901 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15,901 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 317.24 current US$ per square kilometre | -98.0% |
| 2005 | 28,835 current US$ per square kilometre | +8989.4% |
| 2006 | 30,772 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 34,152 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 38,519 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 42,222 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 48,942 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 56,390 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 62,790 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 58,156 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 49,647 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 46,345 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 46,208 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 48,823 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 53,082 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 55,833 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 73,439 current US$ per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2021 | 89,347 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +8989.4% | 317.24 current US$ per square kilometre | 28,835 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2004 | -98.0% | 15,901 current US$ per square kilometre | 317.24 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +100.0% | 2,120 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,240 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,651 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,120 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,594 current US$ per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1980s | 9,399 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,714 current US$ per square kilometre | 14,488 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,313 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,307 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,463 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,842 current US$ per square kilometre | 317.24 current US$ per square kilometre | 42,222 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,622 current US$ per square kilometre | 46,208 current US$ per square kilometre | 62,790 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 81,393 current US$ per square kilometre | 73,439 current US$ per square kilometre | 89,347 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 30 Saint Lucia 103,701 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 31 Antigua and Barbuda 102,877 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 32 Tuvalu 98,324 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 34 Sri Lanka 89,264 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 35 Croatia 89,061 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 36 Switzerland 81,340 current US$ per square kilometre compare
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- 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 personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Samoa was 89,347 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 89,347 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 317.24 current US$ per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.4%. 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 Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.