Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Foreign aid and investments received

Samoa
138.53 million millions of current united states dollars
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
119.15 million millions of current united states dollars
in 2024
Samoa rank
124th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
126th

Foreign aid and investments received over time

  • Samoa
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 138.53 million millions of current united states dollars against 119.15 million millions of current united states dollars in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 19.38 million millions of current united states dollars.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Samoa ranks 124th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 126th of 155 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 52.24 million millions of current united states dollars 34.19 million millions of current united states dollars 18.05 million millions of current united states dollars Samoa
2010s 120.23 million millions of current united states dollars 51.63 million millions of current united states dollars 68.60 million millions of current united states dollars Samoa
2020s 129.21 million millions of current united states dollars 126.51 million millions of current united states dollars 2.70 million millions of current united states dollars Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign aid and investments received, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
Samoa, at 138.53 million millions of current united states dollars against 119.15 million millions of current united states dollars in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign aid and investments received between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
19.38 million millions of current united states dollars, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for foreign aid and investments received?
Samoa ranks 124th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 126th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid and investments received. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign aid and investments received
Unit
millions of current united states dollars
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
155 places, 3,671 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars).