Samoa vs Vanuatu: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Samoa
-26.51 % change on previous year
in 2025
Vanuatu
-30.64 % change on previous year
in 2022
Samoa rank
187th
Vanuatu rank
189th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports -26.51 % change on previous year against -30.64 % change on previous year in Vanuatu, a difference of 4.13 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 187th and Vanuatu ranks 189th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.94 % change on previous year | 4.07 % change on previous year | 2.13 % change on previous year | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 8.15 % change on previous year | 0.8762 % change on previous year | 7.28 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2000s | 16.6 % change on previous year | 4.03 % change on previous year | 12.57 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2010s | 10.69 % change on previous year | 4.59 % change on previous year | 6.1 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2020s | -3.6 % change on previous year | -14.47 % change on previous year | 10.86 % 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$), annual growth rate, Samoa or Vanuatu?
- Samoa, at -26.51 % change on previous year against -30.64 % change on previous year in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 4.13 % change on previous year, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 187th and Vanuatu ranks 189th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.