Laos vs Samoa: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Laos
149.61 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Samoa
149.96 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Laos rank
140th
Samoa rank
138th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Laos
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 149.96 BoP, current US$ per person against 149.61 BoP, current US$ per person in Laos, a difference of 0.35 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Samoa ahead.
Laos ranks 140th and Samoa ranks 138th of 200 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5985 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.31 BoP, current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 3.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.44 BoP, current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 2000s | 13.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 210.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 197.79 BoP, current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 63.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 176.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 112.74 BoP, current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 167.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 171.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.5 BoP, current US$ per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Laos or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 149.96 BoP, current US$ per person against 149.61 BoP, current US$ per person in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Laos and Samoa?
- 0.35 BoP, current US$ per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Samoa?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Samoa rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Laos ranks 140th and Samoa ranks 138th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary income payments (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.