Iceland vs Samoa: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Iceland
-25.65 % change on previous year
in 2025
Samoa
-26.51 % change on previous year
in 2025
Iceland rank
186th
Samoa rank
187th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Iceland
- Samoa
How they compare
Iceland currently reports -25.65 % change on previous year against -26.51 % change on previous year in Samoa, a difference of 0.86 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 186th and Samoa ranks 187th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.27 % change on previous year | 8.57 % change on previous year | 13.69 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 1980s | 11.64 % change on previous year | 6.04 % change on previous year | 5.6 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 1990s | 1.61 % change on previous year | 8.15 % change on previous year | 6.55 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2000s | 36.4 % change on previous year | 16.6 % change on previous year | 19.8 % change on previous year | Iceland |
| 2010s | -18.63 % change on previous year | 10.69 % change on previous year | 29.32 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2020s | -6.51 % change on previous year | -1.58 % change on previous year | 4.93 % change on previous year | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Iceland or Samoa?
- Iceland, at -25.65 % change on previous year against -26.51 % change on previous year in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Iceland and Samoa?
- 0.86 % change on previous year, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Samoa?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Samoa rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Iceland ranks 186th and Samoa ranks 187th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.