Samoa's net financial account (BoP, current US$) was US$101.04 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 180.83% from US$35.98 million in 2015 (10.88% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$101.04 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$101.98 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$35.98 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$177.72 million | 2023 |
| Lowest | −US$63.44 million | 2011 |
| Average since 2016 | US$60.22 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | −US$5.42 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Samoa's net financial account (BoP, current US$) fell US$19.42 million on 2024 (from US$120.46 million to US$101.04 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2024), the average change was +US$3.54 million and a typical year strayed about US$49.46 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$115.23 million in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was US$88.47 million in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$16.42 million a year. A straight line explains 58% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Samoa had the 53rd highest value of the 136 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Samoa in the 2025 ranking
- Pakistan — 50th of 136: US$232 million
- Lesotho — 51st of 136: US$127.41 million
- Eswatini — 52nd of 136: US$123.16 million
- Cabo Verde — 54th of 136: US$85.45 million
- Luxembourg — 55th of 136: US$21.91 million
- Tonga — 56th of 136: US$10.47 million
What this measures
The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 45 values
| Year | Net financial account (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 101,044,101 |
| 2024 | 120,460,620 |
| 2023 | 177,719,499 |
| 2022 | 62,486,081 |
| 2021 | 13,510,619 |
| 2020 | 101,983,029 |
| 2019 | 10,487,669 |
| 2018 | 10,512,413 |
| 2017 | 44,251,461 |
| 2016 | -40,301,353 |
| 2015 |
Net financial account (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — −US$60.25 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — US$2.14 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — −US$311.96 million (2025)
- China — US$773.33 billion (2025)
- Fiji — −US$424.17 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — US$374.02 million (2016)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — US$71.08 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — −US$3.38 billion (2025)
- Japan — US$199.29 billion (2025)
- Kiribati — −US$35.3 million (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Samoa
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$114.41 million (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$14.69 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$117.17 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$117.17 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$117.17 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$117.17 million (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita (current US$) — US$540.81 (2023)
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$598.34 million (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Samoa's net financial account (BoP, current US$)?
- US$101.04 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is up 1,965% from −US$5.42 million in 1977. The highest value was US$177.72 million in 2023 and the lowest −US$63.44 million in 2011.
- How does Samoa rank?
- 53rd highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net financial account (BoP, current US$) unusual for Samoa?
- In 2025, Samoa's net financial account (BoP, current US$) fell US$19.42 million on 2024 (from US$120.46 million to US$101.04 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2024), the average change was +US$3.54 million and a typical year strayed about US$49.46 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.FIN.TOTL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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