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Palau vs Samoa: Primary income payments

Palau
40.23 million BoP, current US$
in 2023
Samoa
32.89 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Palau rank
184th
Samoa rank
185th

Primary income payments over time

  • Palau
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 40.23 million BoP, current US$ against 32.89 million BoP, current US$ in Samoa, a difference of 7.35 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Samoa ahead.

Globally, Palau ranks 184th and Samoa ranks 185th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).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.