Samoa's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) was US$47.81 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 183.82% from US$16.84 million in 2015 (11% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$47.81 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$22.55 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$16.84 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$47.81 million | 2025 |
| Lowest | US$195,967 | 1985 |
| Average since 2016 | US$27.29 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$195,967 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Samoa's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 3.1% on 2024 (from US$46.35 million to US$47.81 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2024), the average change was +10.8% and a typical year strayed about 35.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 794.8% in 1988 and the biggest yearly fall was 47% in 1997. 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$3 million a year. A straight line explains 65% 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 122nd highest value of the 131 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Samoa | US$47.81 million | 2025 |
| World | US$1.27 trillion | 2024 |
| East Asia & Pacific | US$148.83 billion | 2023 |
| Upper middle income | US$61.56 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Samoa in the 2025 ranking
- Cabo Verde — 118th of 131: US$52.8 million
- St. Lucia — 119th of 131: US$51.77 million
- St. Kitts and Nevis — 120th of 131: US$50.29 million
- Tonga — 122nd of 131: US$42.07 million
- Belize — 123rd of 131: US$41.98 million
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 124th of 131: US$35.26 million
What this measures
Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 37 values
| Year | Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 47,806,183 |
| 2024 | 46,353,728 |
| 2023 | 32,308,937 |
| 2022 | 19,867,098 |
| 2021 | 21,320,998 |
| 2020 | 22,547,615 |
| 2019 | 20,284,009 |
| 2018 | 24,547,312 |
| 2017 | 22,280,365 |
| 2016 | 15,557,230 |
Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$7.24 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — US$178.14 million (2025)
- China — US$30.17 billion (2018)
- Fiji — US$106.43 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — US$61.71 million (2016)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — US$5.53 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — US$11.39 billion (2025)
- Japan — US$71.69 billion (2025)
- Kiribati — US$2.46 million (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Samoa
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — 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$598.34 million (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Samoa's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$)?
- US$47.81 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1985?
- It is up 24,295% from US$195,967 in 1985 (14.73% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$47.81 million in 2025 and the lowest US$195,967 in 1985.
- How does Samoa rank?
- 122nd highest of 131 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for Samoa?
- In 2025, Samoa's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 3.1% on 2024 (from US$46.35 million to US$47.81 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2024), the average change was +10.8% and a typical year strayed about 35.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 BM.TRF.PRVT.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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