Maldives vs Samoa: Primary income receipts

Maldives
47.75 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Samoa
40.17 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Maldives rank
174th
Samoa rank
177th

Primary income receipts over time

  • Maldives
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 47.75 million BoP, current US$ against 40.17 million BoP, current US$ in Samoa, a difference of 7.58 million BoP, current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Maldives ahead.

Globally, Maldives ranks 174th and Samoa ranks 177th of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary income receipts (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
245 places, 9,309 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). 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.