Samoa vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Samoa
0.2127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
0.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa rank
8th
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
8th

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Samoa
  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.2127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.1727 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Samoa's figure about 5.3 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 8th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th of 176 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa South Asia (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1837 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1699 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
1990s 0.1753 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0223 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1529 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2000s 0.1736 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0385 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1351 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2010s 0.1775 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0374 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2020s 0.2561 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2198 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$), per unit of gdp, Samoa or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
Samoa, at 0.2127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Samoa and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
0.1727 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
29 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Samoa and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Samoa ranks 8th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,237 data points, 1968–2025
Last refreshed

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.