Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Samoa
Samoa: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Samoa, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Samoa is 0.2127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Samoa peaked at 0.3408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0595 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1977.
That places Samoa 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Samoa, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0595 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.1122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +88.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.4% |
| 1981 | 0.157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1537 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1818 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1856 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2493 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2713 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2953 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1646 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1745 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1705 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1579 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1749 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1696 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1726 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1671 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1691 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1896 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2143 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1899 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1622 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 0.154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1508 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1622 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1628 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2778 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 2024 | 0.23 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.2127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 6.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.2127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 19.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +88.4% | 0.0595 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0939 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0595 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.2304 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1736 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1671 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1896 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1775 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2488 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 5 Nicaragua 0.2662 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Nepal 0.2558 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Gambia 0.2165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Comoros 0.2053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Liberia 0.1981 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Guatemala 0.1895 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0322 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 189.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0235 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 138.02 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Samoa?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Samoa was 0.2127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0595 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977.
- How does Samoa rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 8th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.