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Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Samoa

Samoa: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP was 0.2889 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.2889 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 23.0%
World rank
4th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.3419 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1990
All-time low
0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2004
Years of data
45
1977–2021

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Samoa, 1977–2021

00.10.20.31977199920211977: 0.061 current US$ per US$ of GDP1978: 0.111 current US$ per US$ of GDP1979: 0.106 current US$ per US$ of GDP1980: 0.151 current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0.161 current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.157 current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.179 current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.183 current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.251 current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.287 current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.331 current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.286 current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.334 current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.342 current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.279 current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.302 current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.24 current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.167 current US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.18 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.177 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.163 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.175 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.174 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.169 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.135 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.171 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.174 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.169 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.19 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.204 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.214 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.206 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.176 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.159 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.155 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.153 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.168 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.235 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.289 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 0.2889 current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in 2021.

The figure is up 23.0% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Samoa peaked at 0.3419 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2004.

That places Samoa 4th out of 192 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Samoa, year by year

Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1977 0.061 current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1978 0.1109 current US$ per US$ of GDP +81.7%
1979 0.1063 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.1%
1980 0.1511 current US$ per US$ of GDP +42.1%
1981 0.1608 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.4%
1982 0.1567 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.5%
1983 0.1788 current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.1%
1984 0.1831 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.4%
1985 0.2511 current US$ per US$ of GDP +37.1%
1986 0.2873 current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.4%
1987 0.3312 current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.3%
1988 0.2857 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.7%
1989 0.3336 current US$ per US$ of GDP +16.8%
1990 0.3419 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.5%
1991 0.2787 current US$ per US$ of GDP -18.5%
1992 0.3023 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.5%
1993 0.2404 current US$ per US$ of GDP -20.5%
1994 0.1673 current US$ per US$ of GDP -30.4%
1995 0.1802 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.7%
1996 0.1772 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.7%
1997 0.1632 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.9%
1998 0.1559 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.5%
1999 0.1749 current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.2%
2000 0.1738 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.6%
2001 0.169 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.8%
2002 0.1597 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.5%
2003 0.135 current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.5%
2004 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP -98.4%
2005 0.1711 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7673.0%
2006 0.1742 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.8%
2007 0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.3%
2008 0.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.9%
2009 0.1903 current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.9%
2010 0.2036 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.0%
2011 0.2145 current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.3%
2012 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.2%
2013 0.2063 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.2%
2014 0.1764 current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.5%
2015 0.1591 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.8%
2016 0.155 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.6%
2017 0.1534 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.0%
2018 0.168 current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.5%
2019 0.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.2%
2020 0.235 current US$ per US$ of GDP +38.2%
2021 0.2889 current US$ per US$ of GDP +23.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP 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.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +7673.0% 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1711 current US$ per US$ of GDP
2004 -98.4% 0.135 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1978 +81.7% 0.061 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1109 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0928 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.061 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1109 current US$ per US$ of GDP 3
1980s 0.2319 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1511 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3336 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.2182 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1559 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3419 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.1514 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1903 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.1836 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1534 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.2619 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.235 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2889 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 1 Tonga 0.4153 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 2 Tajikistan 0.3269 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 3 Kyrgyzstan 0.3256 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 5 Lebanon 0.2747 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 6 Gambia 0.2716 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 7 El Salvador 0.2625 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Samoa?
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Samoa was 0.2889 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 0.3419 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004.
How does Samoa rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?
Samoa ranks 4th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.