Which has higher net oda received, Samoa or Vanuatu?

Vanuatu, at 20.5% against 19.3% in Samoa as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?

37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as Net ODA received (% of imports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Samoa vs Vanuatu: Net ODA received

Samoa

19.3%

in 2023

Vanuatu

20.5%

in 2022

Samoa rank

32nd

Vanuatu rank

30th

Net ODA received over time

Samoa
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 20.5% against 19.3% in Samoa, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 32nd and Vanuatu ranks 30th of 153 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1980s	34.7%	28.8%	5.9%	Samoa
1990s	30.9%	24.1%	6.8%	Samoa
2000s	14.4%	19.6%	5.2%	Vanuatu
2010s	24.4%	24.2%	0.2%	Samoa
2020s	27.8%	27.5%	0.3%	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net oda received, Samoa or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 20.5% against 19.3% in Samoa as of 2022.
What is the difference in net oda received between Samoa and Vanuatu?: 1.2%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for net oda received?: Samoa ranks 32nd and Vanuatu ranks 30th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as Net ODA received (% of imports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Net ODA received (% of imports of goods, services and primary income)
Unit: % of imports of goods, services and primary income
Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 7,379 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent).