Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Samoa
Samoa: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 6.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Samoa, 2011–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Samoa stood at 6.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 23.4% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Samoa peaked at 10.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2025.
Samoa ranks 46th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10.7% | — |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -20.7% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +23.6% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 6.4% | -23.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 6.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 6.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.4%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.5% | 10.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 6.4% | 9.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6345 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 395,277 BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.22 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -40.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.13 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 17.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Samoa?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Samoa was 6.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Samoa ranks 46th out of 110 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a proportion of the amount remitted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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