Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Samoa
Samoa: Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of was 24.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 24.0% for volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Samoa peaked at 31.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2004.
Samoa ranks 8th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.4% | — |
| 2001 | 16.9% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 16.0% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -98.4% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | +7673.0% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +38.2% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | +23.0% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | -19.4% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | -5.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 24.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 6.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 24.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.8%, 6.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +7673.0% | 0.2% | 17.1% |
| 2004 | -98.4% | 13.5% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 0.2% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 15.3% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 23.5% | 31.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 5 Kyrgyzstan 26.6% compare
- 6 Nepal 26.2% compare
- 7 Honduras 25.7% compare
- 8 Caribbean 4.5% compare
- 9 El Salvador 24.0% compare
- 10 Bermuda 23.7% compare
- 11 Marshall Islands 23.1% 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 volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Samoa?
- Volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Samoa was 24.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of?
- Samoa ranks 8th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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