Samoa's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) was −US$2.08 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 87.23% from −US$16.32 million in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$2.08 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | −US$26.53 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$16.32 million | 2015 |
| Highest | −US$2.08 million | 2025 |
| Lowest | −US$40.65 million | 2008 |
| Average since 2016 | −US$20.07 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | −US$26.88 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Samoa's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) rose US$13.27 million on 2024 (from −US$15.36 million to −US$2.08 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1984 to 2024), the average change was −US$304,040 and a typical year strayed about US$6.61 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$13.47 million in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was US$11.3 million in 1988. 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$2.22 million a year. A straight line explains 47% 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 38th highest value of the 156 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
- Palau — 35th of 156: US$6.4 million
- Solomon Islands — 36th of 156: US$1.75 million
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 37th of 156: US$186,950
- Moldova — 39th of 156: −US$7.89 million
- Burundi — 40th of 156: −US$8.04 million
- St. Kitts and Nevis — 41st of 156: −US$11.1 million
What this measures
Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 34 values
| Year | Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2,083,727 |
| 2024 | -15,357,176 |
| 2023 | -11,732,329 |
| 2022 | -21,450,602 |
| 2021 | -14,058,448 |
| 2020 | -26,526,798 |
| 2019 | -35,817,650 |
| 2018 | -29,127,547 |
| 2017 | -25,910,748 |
| 2016 | -18,681,417 |
Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — −US$50.06 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — US$486.5 million (2025)
- Cambodia — −US$903.62 million (2025)
- China — −US$113.76 billion (2025)
- Fiji — −US$370.5 million (2025)
- French Polynesia — US$690.15 million (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — US$42.89 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — −US$38.45 billion (2025)
- Japan — US$255.03 billion (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Samoa
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — 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$598.34 million (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Samoa's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$)?
- −US$2.08 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1982?
- It is up 92.25% from −US$26.88 million in 1982. The highest value was −US$2.08 million in 2025 and the lowest −US$40.65 million in 2008.
- How does Samoa rank?
- 38th highest of 156 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) unusual for Samoa?
- In 2025, Samoa's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) rose US$13.27 million on 2024 (from −US$15.36 million to −US$2.08 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1984 to 2024), the average change was −US$304,040 and a typical year strayed about US$6.61 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GSR.NFCY.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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