Samoa vs Sierra Leone: Personal remittances, received

Samoa
288.11 million current US$
in 2025
Sierra Leone
320.83 million current US$
in 2024
Samoa rank
133rd
Sierra Leone rank
131st

Personal remittances, received over time

  • Samoa
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 320.83 million current US$ against 288.11 million current US$ in Samoa, a difference of 32.71 million current US$.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 133rd and Sierra Leone ranks 131st of 195 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 26.60 million current US$ 70,196 current US$ 26.53 million current US$ Samoa
1990s 40.51 million current US$ 9.79 million current US$ 30.71 million current US$ Samoa
2000s 67.47 million current US$ 20.43 million current US$ 47.05 million current US$ Samoa
2010s 148.13 million current US$ 72.03 million current US$ 76.10 million current US$ Samoa
2020s 255.94 million current US$ 253.16 million current US$ 2.78 million current US$ Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received, Samoa or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 320.83 million current US$ against 288.11 million current US$ in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received between Samoa and Sierra Leone?
32.71 million current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sierra Leone?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Sierra Leone rank globally for personal remittances, received?
Samoa ranks 133rd and Sierra Leone ranks 131st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Personal remittances, received (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,711 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.