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

33 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.

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

Samoa

1,249 BoP, current US$ per person

in 2025

Tonga

1,842 BoP, current US$ per person

in 2024

Samoa rank

3rd

Tonga rank

1st

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

Samoa
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 1,842 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,249 BoP, current US$ per person in Samoa, a difference of 593 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.5 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Tonga ahead.

Samoa ranks 3rd and Tonga ranks 1st of 177 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1970s	36.63 BoP, current US$ per person	57.82 BoP, current US$ per person	21.19 BoP, current US$ per person	Tonga
1980s	177.47 BoP, current US$ per person	174.18 BoP, current US$ per person	3.3 BoP, current US$ per person	Samoa
1990s	215.34 BoP, current US$ per person	192.21 BoP, current US$ per person	23.13 BoP, current US$ per person	Samoa
2000s	518.4 BoP, current US$ per person	741.44 BoP, current US$ per person	223.04 BoP, current US$ per person	Tonga
2010s	712.56 BoP, current US$ per person	992.19 BoP, current US$ per person	279.63 BoP, current US$ per person	Tonga
2020s	1,142 BoP, current US$ per person	1,703 BoP, current US$ per person	561.32 BoP, current US$ per person	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Samoa or Tonga?: Tonga, at 1,842 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,249 BoP, current US$ per person in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Samoa and Tonga?: 593 BoP, current US$ per person, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?: Samoa ranks 3rd and Tonga ranks 1st of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.