Grants, excluding technical cooperation in Samoa
Samoa: Grants, excluding technical cooperation was 114.41 million BoP, current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Grants, excluding technical cooperation in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: DAC2A: Aid (ODA) disbursements to countries and regions, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 114.41 million BoP, current US$ for grants, excluding technical cooperation in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grants, excluding technical cooperation in Samoa peaked at 130.70 million BoP, current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$, in 1961.
Samoa ranks 117th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Grants, excluding technical cooperation in Samoa, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1962 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1963 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1964 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1965 | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1966 | 30,000 BoP, current US$ | +200.0% |
| 1967 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 110,000 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1969 | 70,000 BoP, current US$ | -36.4% |
| 1970 | 20,000 BoP, current US$ | -71.4% |
| 1971 | 170,000 BoP, current US$ | +750.0% |
| 1972 | 840,000 BoP, current US$ | +394.1% |
| 1973 | 1.24 million BoP, current US$ | +47.6% |
| 1974 | 1.63 million BoP, current US$ | +31.5% |
| 1975 | 4.66 million BoP, current US$ | +185.9% |
| 1976 | 4.84 million BoP, current US$ | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 9.24 million BoP, current US$ | +90.9% |
| 1978 | 6.92 million BoP, current US$ | -25.1% |
| 1979 | 19.97 million BoP, current US$ | +188.6% |
| 1980 | 8.48 million BoP, current US$ | -57.5% |
| 1981 | 8.53 million BoP, current US$ | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 11.53 million BoP, current US$ | +35.2% |
| 1983 | 14.38 million BoP, current US$ | +24.7% |
| 1984 | 7.20 million BoP, current US$ | -49.9% |
| 1985 | 9.51 million BoP, current US$ | +32.1% |
| 1986 | 13.18 million BoP, current US$ | +38.6% |
| 1987 | 17.57 million BoP, current US$ | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 18.01 million BoP, current US$ | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 13.77 million BoP, current US$ | -23.5% |
| 1990 | 18.86 million BoP, current US$ | +37.0% |
| 1991 | 21.87 million BoP, current US$ | +16.0% |
| 1992 | 21.33 million BoP, current US$ | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 21.69 million BoP, current US$ | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 25.00 million BoP, current US$ | +15.3% |
| 1995 | 19.52 million BoP, current US$ | -21.9% |
| 1996 | 13.05 million BoP, current US$ | -33.1% |
| 1997 | 7.63 million BoP, current US$ | -41.5% |
| 1998 | 11.93 million BoP, current US$ | +56.3% |
| 1999 | 6.14 million BoP, current US$ | -48.5% |
| 2000 | 4.98 million BoP, current US$ | -19.0% |
| 2001 | 19.97 million BoP, current US$ | +301.3% |
| 2002 | 17.95 million BoP, current US$ | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 9.61 million BoP, current US$ | -46.5% |
| 2004 | 5.45 million BoP, current US$ | -43.2% |
| 2005 | 16.23 million BoP, current US$ | +197.6% |
| 2006 | 22.56 million BoP, current US$ | +39.0% |
| 2007 | 8.23 million BoP, current US$ | -63.5% |
| 2008 | 16.19 million BoP, current US$ | +96.7% |
| 2009 | 40.55 million BoP, current US$ | +150.5% |
| 2010 | 59.83 million BoP, current US$ | +47.5% |
| 2011 | 46.24 million BoP, current US$ | -22.7% |
| 2012 | 49.71 million BoP, current US$ | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 72.50 million BoP, current US$ | +45.8% |
| 2014 | 69.98 million BoP, current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 67.50 million BoP, current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 70.77 million BoP, current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 98.80 million BoP, current US$ | +39.6% |
| 2018 | 105.99 million BoP, current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 98.69 million BoP, current US$ | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 130.70 million BoP, current US$ | +32.4% |
| 2021 | 74.79 million BoP, current US$ | -42.8% |
| 2022 | 115.65 million BoP, current US$ | +54.6% |
| 2023 | 114.41 million BoP, current US$ | -1.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 114.41 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139.62 million BoP, current US$, 82% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 114.41 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 121.26 million BoP, current US$, 94% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grants, excluding technical cooperation in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +750.0% | 20,000 BoP, current US$ | 170,000 BoP, current US$ |
| 1972 | +394.1% | 170,000 BoP, current US$ | 840,000 BoP, current US$ |
| 2001 | +301.3% | 4.98 million BoP, current US$ | 19.97 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,444 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 110,000 BoP, current US$ | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.95 million BoP, current US$ | 20,000 BoP, current US$ | 19.97 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.22 million BoP, current US$ | 7.20 million BoP, current US$ | 18.01 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.70 million BoP, current US$ | 6.14 million BoP, current US$ | 25.00 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.17 million BoP, current US$ | 4.98 million BoP, current US$ | 40.55 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.00 million BoP, current US$ | 46.24 million BoP, current US$ | 105.99 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.89 million BoP, current US$ | 74.79 million BoP, current US$ | 130.70 million BoP, current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 114 Estonia 120.25 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 115 Dominican Republic 119.93 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 116 Comoros 116.12 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 118 Eswatini 112.54 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 119 Croatia 107.32 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 120 Paraguay 105.06 million BoP, current US$ compare
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$), annual growth rate 17.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grants, excluding technical cooperation in Samoa?
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation in Samoa was 114.41 million BoP, current US$ in 2023, according to DAC2A: Aid (ODA) disbursements to countries and regions, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- What is the highest grants, excluding technical cooperation recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 130.70 million BoP, current US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest grants, excluding technical cooperation recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for grants, excluding technical cooperation?
- Samoa ranks 117th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grants, excluding technical cooperation rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from DAC2A: Aid (ODA) disbursements to countries and regions, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as part of Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Grants are transfers made in cash, goods or services for which no repayment is required. For ODA reporting purposes, they also include forgiveness of non-military debt, support to non-governmental organisations, certain interest subsidies, and certain costs incurred in the implementation of aid. Grants to multilateral agencies intended to soften the terms of the latter’s lending are a direct resource outflow and should also be recorded as ODA grants. For OOF reporting purposes, grants for commercial purposes such as subsidies to national private investors, and grants to forgive military debt, are also included. Grant-like flows are assimilated to grants. They comprise a) loans for which the service payments are to be made into an account in the borrowing country and used in the borrowing country for its own benefit, and b) provision of commodities for sale in the recipient’s currency the proceeds of which are used in the recipient country for its own benefit. Data are in current U.S. dollars.