Marshall Islands vs Samoa: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Marshall Islands
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 89.26 million BoP, current US$ against 62.33 million BoP, current US$ in Marshall Islands, a difference of 26.93 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.4 times Marshall Islands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 72nd and Samoa ranks 69th of 198 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -9.77 million BoP, current US$ | -47.08 million BoP, current US$ | 37.31 million BoP, current US$ | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 5.53 million BoP, current US$ | -24.46 million BoP, current US$ | 29.99 million BoP, current US$ | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 57.61 million BoP, current US$ | -31.69 million BoP, current US$ | 89.31 million BoP, current US$ | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Marshall Islands or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 89.26 million BoP, current US$ against 62.33 million BoP, current US$ in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Marshall Islands and Samoa?
- 26.93 million BoP, current US$, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Samoa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Marshall Islands and Samoa rank globally for current account balance?
- Marshall Islands ranks 72nd and Samoa ranks 69th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.