Bhutan vs Samoa: Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$)
Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) over time
- Bhutan
- Samoa
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 15.12 million BoP, current US$ against 14.36 million BoP, current US$ in Samoa, a difference of 762,700 BoP, current US$.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Samoa ahead.
Bhutan ranks 125th and Samoa ranks 127th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40,000 BoP, current US$ | 415,000 BoP, current US$ | 375,000 BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 1970s | 1.38 million BoP, current US$ | 3.41 million BoP, current US$ | 2.04 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 1980s | 9.66 million BoP, current US$ | 9.26 million BoP, current US$ | 401,000 BoP, current US$ | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 22.96 million BoP, current US$ | 17.27 million BoP, current US$ | 5.69 million BoP, current US$ | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 19.51 million BoP, current US$ | 20.69 million BoP, current US$ | 1.18 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2010s | 22.44 million BoP, current US$ | 29.98 million BoP, current US$ | 7.54 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 2020s | 16.26 million BoP, current US$ | 20.20 million BoP, current US$ | 3.94 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher technical cooperation grants, Bhutan or Samoa?
- Bhutan, at 15.12 million BoP, current US$ against 14.36 million BoP, current US$ in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in technical cooperation grants between Bhutan and Samoa?
- 762,700 BoP, current US$, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Samoa?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Samoa rank globally for technical cooperation grants?
- Bhutan ranks 125th and Samoa ranks 127th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- DAC2A: Aid (ODA) disbursements to countries and regions, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Technical cooperation grants include free-standing technical cooperation grants, which are intended to finance the transfer of technical and managerial skills or of technology for the purpose of building up general national capacity without reference to any specific investment projects; and investment-related technical cooperation grants, which are provided to strengthen the capacity to execute specific investment projects. Data are in current U.S. dollars.