Low income vs Samoa: Personal remittances, received
Personal remittances, received over time
- Low income
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 22.4% against 3.8% in Low income, a difference of 18.6%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 5.9 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Samoa ahead.
Low income ranks 13th and Samoa ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.8% | 23.2% | 21.4% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 21.8% | 19.0% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 15.1% | 12.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 18.4% | 15.5% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 26.6% | 23.8% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, received, Low income or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 22.4% against 3.8% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, received between Low income and Samoa?
- 18.6%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Low income and Samoa rank globally for personal remittances, received?
- Low income ranks 13th and Samoa ranks 10th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). 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.