Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Samoa
149.96 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
146.4 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Samoa rank
138th
Sri Lanka rank
141st
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Samoa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 149.96 BoP, current US$ per person against 146.4 BoP, current US$ per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Samoa ranks 138th and Sri Lanka ranks 141st of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.92 BoP, current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 1980s | 14.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.51 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.11 BoP, current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 17.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4575 BoP, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 210.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.94 BoP, current US$ per person | 178.05 BoP, current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 176.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 92.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 84.07 BoP, current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 171.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 116.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 55.32 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$), per capita, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
- Samoa, at 149.96 BoP, current US$ per person against 146.4 BoP, current US$ per person in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 138th and Sri Lanka ranks 141st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.