Samoa vs Vanuatu: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Samoa
0.0255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Samoa rank
160th
Vanuatu rank
161st
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Samoa ranks 160th and Vanuatu ranks 161st of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2676 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2463 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.0166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.0738 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.0438 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0552 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Samoa or Vanuatu?
- Samoa, at 0.0255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 160th and Vanuatu ranks 161st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary income payments (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.