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
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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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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,677 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

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.