Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per in Samoa
Samoa: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per was 0.0371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per in Samoa, 1985–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per in Samoa stood at 0.0371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 81.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per in Samoa peaked at 0.0394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1985.
That places Samoa 35th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per in Samoa, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +651.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.6% |
| 1993 | 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -53.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0245 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +100.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +114.0% |
| 2007 | 0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +59.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0184 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 2020 | 0.026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0223 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +651.5% | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0301 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0223 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 32 Tuvalu 0.0395 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Belgium 0.0379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Brunei 0.0373 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Tajikistan 0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Liberia 0.0359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Central African Republic 0.0332 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 17.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per in Samoa?
- Secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per in Samoa was 0.0371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- How does Samoa rank for secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per?
- Samoa ranks 35th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.6%. 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 Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Secondary income, other sectors, payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.