Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Samoa: Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
127.8 current US$ per person
in 2025
Samoa
1,314 current US$ per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
17th
Samoa rank
14th

Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1,314 current US$ per person against 127.8 current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 1,186 current US$ per person.

That makes Samoa's figure about 10.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Samoa ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Samoa ranks 14th of 47 groups.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 21.19 current US$ per person 63.91 current US$ per person 42.72 current US$ per person Samoa
1980s 28.82 current US$ per person 159.11 current US$ per person 130.29 current US$ per person Samoa
1990s 32.52 current US$ per person 232.44 current US$ per person 199.92 current US$ per person Samoa
2000s 50.58 current US$ per person 359.45 current US$ per person 308.87 current US$ per person Samoa
2010s 101.26 current US$ per person 737.81 current US$ per person 636.54 current US$ per person Samoa
2020s 122.36 current US$ per person 1,209 current US$ per person 1,087 current US$ per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Samoa?
Samoa, at 1,314 current US$ per person against 127.8 current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Samoa?
1,186 current US$ per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Samoa?
49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Samoa rank globally for personal remittances, received (current us$), per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Samoa ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, received (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 9,733 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, received (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.