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Samoa vs Vanuatu: Primary income payments

Samoa
32.89 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Vanuatu
28.99 million BoP, current US$
in 2022
Samoa rank
185th
Vanuatu rank
186th

Primary income payments over time

  • Samoa
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 32.89 million BoP, current US$ against 28.99 million BoP, current US$ in Vanuatu, a difference of 3.89 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Globally, Samoa ranks 185th and Vanuatu ranks 186th 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.