Samoa vs Seychelles: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Samoa
0.0312 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Seychelles
0.0351 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa rank
90th
Seychelles rank
88th

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Samoa
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 0.0351 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0312 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Seychelles ahead.

Samoa ranks 90th and Seychelles ranks 88th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Seychelles Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Seychelles
1990s 0.0303 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2000s 0.0129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2010s 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Seychelles
2020s 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0044 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 receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Samoa or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 0.0351 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0312 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Samoa and Seychelles?
0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Seychelles?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Samoa and Seychelles rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Samoa ranks 90th and Seychelles ranks 88th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,254 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts (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.