Palau vs Samoa: Net primary income (Net income from abroad)

Palau
6.40 million current US$
in 2025
Samoa
-2.08 million current US$
in 2025
Palau rank
51st
Samoa rank
54th

Net primary income (Net income from abroad) over time

  • Palau
  • Samoa
-40.0M-30.0M-20.0M-10.0M010.0M198220032025

How they compare

Palau currently reports 6.40 million current US$ against -2.08 million current US$ in Samoa, a difference of 8.48 million current US$.

That makes Palau's figure about 3.1 times Samoa's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.

Globally, Palau ranks 51st and Samoa ranks 54th of 208 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 9,828 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.