Samoa vs Vanuatu: Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita

Samoa
540.8 current US$ per person
in 2023
Vanuatu
468.32 current US$ per person
in 2023
Samoa rank
16th
Vanuatu rank
17th

Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita over time

  • Samoa
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 540.8 current US$ per person against 468.32 current US$ per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 72.48 current US$ per person.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Samoa ranks 16th and Vanuatu ranks 17th of 171 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 2.96 current US$ per person 17.25 current US$ per person 14.29 current US$ per person Vanuatu
1970s 58.93 current US$ per person 147.33 current US$ per person 88.4 current US$ per person Vanuatu
1980s 138.7 current US$ per person 246.5 current US$ per person 107.79 current US$ per person Vanuatu
1990s 215.27 current US$ per person 226.59 current US$ per person 11.32 current US$ per person Vanuatu
2000s 219.25 current US$ per person 235.99 current US$ per person 16.73 current US$ per person Vanuatu
2010s 539.3 current US$ per person 455.39 current US$ per person 83.91 current US$ per person Samoa
2020s 582.62 current US$ per person 482.1 current US$ per person 100.52 current US$ per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita, Samoa or Vanuatu?
Samoa, at 540.8 current US$ per person against 468.32 current US$ per person in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita between Samoa and Vanuatu?
72.48 current US$ per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita?
Samoa ranks 16th and Vanuatu ranks 17th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 11,516 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Net official development assistance received (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.