Cape Verde vs Samoa: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Cape Verde
- Samoa
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 107.77 million BoP, current US$ against 89.26 million BoP, current US$ in Samoa, a difference of 18.50 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 68th and Samoa ranks 69th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.25 million BoP, current US$ | -16.63 million BoP, current US$ | 15.37 million BoP, current US$ | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | -7.50 million BoP, current US$ | 2.28 million BoP, current US$ | 9.78 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 1990s | -35.23 million BoP, current US$ | -6.93 million BoP, current US$ | 28.29 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2000s | -150.30 million BoP, current US$ | -43.60 million BoP, current US$ | 106.71 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2010s | -142.04 million BoP, current US$ | -24.46 million BoP, current US$ | 117.58 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2020s | -78.20 million BoP, current US$ | -11.54 million BoP, current US$ | 66.67 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Cape Verde or Samoa?
- Cape Verde, at 107.77 million BoP, current US$ against 89.26 million BoP, current US$ in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Cape Verde and Samoa?
- 18.50 million BoP, current US$, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Samoa rank globally for current account balance?
- Cape Verde ranks 68th and Samoa ranks 69th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.