Samoa vs Tonga: Personal remittances, received (current US$) (Personal IMF balance)
Personal remittances, received (current US$) (Personal IMF balance) over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 288.11 million current US$ against 267.08 million current US$ in Tonga, a difference of 21.03 million current US$.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 137th and Tonga ranks 140th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.33 million current US$ | 6.06 million current US$ | 4.28 million current US$ | Samoa |
| 1980s | 26.60 million current US$ | 14.94 million current US$ | 11.66 million current US$ | Samoa |
| 1990s | 37.50 million current US$ | 21.26 million current US$ | 16.24 million current US$ | Samoa |
| 2000s | 69.97 million current US$ | 72.58 million current US$ | 2.61 million current US$ | Tonga |
| 2010s | 148.13 million current US$ | 126.08 million current US$ | 22.05 million current US$ | Samoa |
| 2020s | 261.30 million current US$ | 233.56 million current US$ | 27.75 million current US$ | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received, Samoa or Tonga?
- Samoa, at 288.11 million current US$ against 267.08 million current US$ in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received between Samoa and Tonga?
- 21.03 million current US$, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for personal remittances, received?
- Samoa ranks 137th and Tonga ranks 140th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal remittances, received (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.