Personal remittances, paid in Samoa
Samoa: Personal remittances, paid was 44.85 million current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, paid in Samoa, 1985–2025
Source: IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, paid in Samoa is 44.85 million current US$, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 184.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, paid in Samoa peaked at 47.90 million current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 195,967 current US$, in 1985.
Samoa ranks 162nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.12 million current US$ | 195,967 current US$ | 2.72 million current US$ | 5 |
| 1990s | 3.61 million current US$ | 2.93 million current US$ | 5.86 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.25 million current US$ | 4.67 million current US$ | 20.92 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.26 million current US$ | 8.95 million current US$ | 19.77 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.21 million current US$ | 21.12 million current US$ | 47.90 million current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 159 Solomon Islands 51.78 million current US$ compare
- 160 Barbados 48.76 million current US$ compare
- 161 Belize 45.89 million current US$ compare
- 163 Zimbabwe 43.76 million current US$ compare
- 164 Cape Verde 36.60 million current US$ compare
- 165 Antigua and Barbuda 36.34 million current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Manufacturing, value added 42.89 million constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 72.8% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.27 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 941.23 million constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure -3.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 95.47 million constant LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 91.3% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 121.4% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 176.55 million current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, paid in Samoa?
- Personal remittances, paid in Samoa was 44.85 million current US$ in 2025, according to IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest personal remittances, paid recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 47.90 million current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, paid recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 195,967 current US$ in 1985.
- How does Samoa rank for personal remittances, paid?
- Samoa ranks 162nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, paid rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 184.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Personal remittances, paid (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.