Barbados vs Samoa: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate
Barbados
-5.54 % change on previous year
in 2017
Samoa
-6.36 % change on previous year
in 2025
Barbados rank
156th
Samoa rank
158th
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Barbados
- Samoa
How they compare
Barbados currently reports -5.54 % change on previous year against -6.36 % change on previous year in Samoa, a difference of 0.82 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Samoa ahead.
Barbados ranks 156th and Samoa ranks 158th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 135.51 % change on previous year | 210.6 % change on previous year | 75.08 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1990s | 11.8 % change on previous year | 5.42 % change on previous year | 6.38 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 2000s | 12.97 % change on previous year | 15.33 % change on previous year | 2.36 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2010s | 5.56 % change on previous year | 14.1 % change on previous year | 8.54 % change on previous year | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate, Barbados or Samoa?
- Barbados, at -5.54 % change on previous year against -6.36 % change on previous year in Samoa as of 2017.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate between Barbados and Samoa?
- 0.82 % change on previous year, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Samoa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2017.
- How do Barbados and Samoa rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Barbados ranks 156th and Samoa ranks 158th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), 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 Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.