Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Samoa
Samoa: Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) was -9.31 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Samoa, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Samoa recorded -9.31 million for primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.5% on the previous year and up 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Samoa peaked at -9.31 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, -41.04 million, in 2008.
That places Samoa 54th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -38.79 million | — |
| 2006 | -34.27 million | -11.6% |
| 2007 | -39.48 million | +15.2% |
| 2008 | -41.04 million | +3.9% |
| 2009 | -24.61 million | -40.0% |
| 2010 | -23.75 million | -3.5% |
| 2011 | -31.67 million | +33.3% |
| 2012 | -18.75 million | -40.8% |
| 2013 | -38.35 million | +104.5% |
| 2014 | -21.06 million | -45.1% |
| 2015 | -14.98 million | -28.9% |
| 2016 | -24.53 million | +63.7% |
| 2017 | -21.62 million | -11.9% |
| 2018 | -36.50 million | +68.8% |
| 2019 | -31.72 million | -13.1% |
| 2020 | -20.17 million | -36.4% |
| 2021 | -18.98 million | -5.9% |
| 2022 | -17.27 million | -9.0% |
| 2023 | -14.22 million | -17.7% |
| 2024 | -9.31 million | -34.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -35.64 million | -41.04 million | -24.61 million | 5 |
| 2010s | -26.29 million | -38.35 million | -14.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -15.99 million | -20.17 million | -9.31 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 51 Dominica 3.55 million compare
- 52 Solomon Islands 1.76 million compare
- 53 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -6.46 million compare
- 55 Burundi -12.32 million compare
- 56 Saint Kitts and Nevis -12.40 million compare
- 57 Palau -16.56 million compare
More financial sector data for Samoa
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 3,160 current LCU per person (2009)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9636 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.0979 % change on previous year (2009)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 400.96 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 433.07 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 436.90 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 436.93 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,992 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,992 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Samoa?
- Primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Samoa was -9.31 million in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was -9.31 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -41.04 million in 2008.
- How does Samoa rank for primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits)?
- Samoa ranks 54th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary income balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.