Lower middle income vs Samoa: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Lower middle income
0.0475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa
0.2127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
5th
Samoa rank
8th
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Lower middle income
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.2127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.1652 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Samoa's figure about 4.5 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 5th and Samoa ranks 8th of 43 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1736 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1351 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1775 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0432 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2561 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Lower middle income or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.2127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Lower middle income and Samoa?
- 0.1652 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Samoa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Samoa rank globally for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lower middle income ranks 5th and Samoa ranks 8th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit 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 transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.