Barbados vs Samoa: Current account balance (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Barbados
34.48 % change on previous year
in 2017
Samoa
36.12 % change on previous year
in 2025
Barbados rank
52nd
Samoa rank
50th
Current account balance (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Barbados
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 36.12 % change on previous year against 34.48 % change on previous year in Barbados, a difference of 1.64 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 52nd and Samoa ranks 50th of 198 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -13.98 % change on previous year | -53.89 % change on previous year | 39.91 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 1980s | 153.94 % change on previous year | 89.73 % change on previous year | 64.22 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 1990s | 28.35 % change on previous year | -48.63 % change on previous year | 76.98 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 2000s | 1.26 % change on previous year | -8.38 % change on previous year | 9.64 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 2010s | -55.57 % change on previous year | -116.2 % change on previous year | 60.63 % change on previous year | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Barbados or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 36.12 % change on previous year against 34.48 % change on previous year in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Barbados and Samoa?
- 1.64 % change on previous year, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Samoa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
- How do Barbados and Samoa rank globally for current account balance (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Barbados ranks 52nd and Samoa ranks 50th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.