How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Samoa?

43 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Samoa: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita

Jamaica

1,183 BoP, current US$ per person

in 2024

Samoa

1,249 BoP, current US$ per person

in 2025

Jamaica rank

4th

Samoa rank

3rd

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

Jamaica
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1,249 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,183 BoP, current US$ per person in Jamaica, a difference of 66 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Samoa ahead.

Jamaica ranks 4th and Samoa ranks 3rd of 177 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	18.48 BoP, current US$ per person	64.83 BoP, current US$ per person	46.36 BoP, current US$ per person	Samoa
1980s	28.51 BoP, current US$ per person	158.03 BoP, current US$ per person	129.52 BoP, current US$ per person	Samoa
1990s	169.46 BoP, current US$ per person	226.99 BoP, current US$ per person	57.53 BoP, current US$ per person	Samoa
2000s	675.61 BoP, current US$ per person	518.4 BoP, current US$ per person	157.2 BoP, current US$ per person	Jamaica
2010s	779.27 BoP, current US$ per person	712.56 BoP, current US$ per person	66.71 BoP, current US$ per person	Jamaica
2020s	1,168 BoP, current US$ per person	1,142 BoP, current US$ per person	26.03 BoP, current US$ per person	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Jamaica or Samoa?: Samoa, at 1,249 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,183 BoP, current US$ per person in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Jamaica and Samoa?: 66 BoP, current US$ per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Samoa?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Samoa rank globally for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?: Jamaica ranks 4th and Samoa ranks 3rd of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit: BoP, current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 220 places, 6,260 data points, 1968–2025
Last refreshed: 28 September 2026

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, 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.