Barbados vs Samoa: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita
Barbados
174.03 current US$ per person
in 2017
Samoa
204.52 current US$ per person
in 2025
Barbados rank
68th
Samoa rank
65th
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita over time
- Barbados
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 204.52 current US$ per person against 174.03 current US$ per person in Barbados, a difference of 30.49 current US$ per person.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 68th and Samoa ranks 65th of 196 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.96 current US$ per person | 6.68 current US$ per person | 6.29 current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 1990s | 50.54 current US$ per person | 20.73 current US$ per person | 29.8 current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 2000s | 114.34 current US$ per person | 54.81 current US$ per person | 59.53 current US$ per person | Barbados |
| 2010s | 191.47 current US$ per person | 72.24 current US$ per person | 119.23 current US$ per person | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita, Barbados or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 204.52 current US$ per person against 174.03 current US$ per person in Barbados as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita between Barbados and Samoa?
- 30.49 current US$ per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Samoa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2017.
- How do Barbados and Samoa rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita?
- Barbados ranks 68th and Samoa ranks 65th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Personal remittances, paid (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.