Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita was -17.61 NFL, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita in Samoa, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in NFL, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita in Samoa stood at -17.61 NFL, current US$ per person. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 87.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita in Samoa peaked at 103.31 NFL, current US$ per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, -17.61 NFL, current US$ per person, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 113th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 9.06 NFL, current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 4.97 NFL, current US$ per person | -45.2% |
| 1977 | 6.8 NFL, current US$ per person | +36.8% |
| 1978 | 6.07 NFL, current US$ per person | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4543 NFL, current US$ per person | -92.5% |
| 1980 | 12.3 NFL, current US$ per person | +2607.1% |
| 1981 | 6.25 NFL, current US$ per person | -49.2% |
| 1982 | 6.56 NFL, current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 3.4 NFL, current US$ per person | -48.1% |
| 1984 | 3.23 NFL, current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 3.3 NFL, current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 4.68 NFL, current US$ per person | +42.0% |
| 1987 | 8.45 NFL, current US$ per person | +80.6% |
| 1988 | 5.72 NFL, current US$ per person | -32.3% |
| 1989 | 5.69 NFL, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 19.97 NFL, current US$ per person | +250.7% |
| 1991 | 38.92 NFL, current US$ per person | +94.9% |
| 1992 | 42.88 NFL, current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 49.6 NFL, current US$ per person | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 9.08 NFL, current US$ per person | -81.7% |
| 1995 | 2.96 NFL, current US$ per person | -67.4% |
| 1996 | -1.53 NFL, current US$ per person | -151.8% |
| 1997 | 2.85 NFL, current US$ per person | -285.8% |
| 1998 | 12.29 NFL, current US$ per person | +331.1% |
| 1999 | -1.95 NFL, current US$ per person | -115.9% |
| 2000 | 27.45 NFL, current US$ per person | -1506.0% |
| 2001 | 11.35 NFL, current US$ per person | -58.7% |
| 2002 | 1.97 NFL, current US$ per person | -82.6% |
| 2003 | 10.83 NFL, current US$ per person | +448.8% |
| 2004 | 9.08 NFL, current US$ per person | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 35.72 NFL, current US$ per person | +293.1% |
| 2006 | 12.57 NFL, current US$ per person | -64.8% |
| 2007 | 29.78 NFL, current US$ per person | +137.0% |
| 2008 | 9.79 NFL, current US$ per person | -67.1% |
| 2009 | 1.9 NFL, current US$ per person | -80.6% |
| 2010 | 103.31 NFL, current US$ per person | +5350.7% |
| 2011 | 4.8 NFL, current US$ per person | -95.4% |
| 2012 | 14.38 NFL, current US$ per person | +199.8% |
| 2013 | 3.1 NFL, current US$ per person | -78.4% |
| 2014 | -9.4 NFL, current US$ per person | -403.0% |
| 2015 | 22.41 NFL, current US$ per person | -338.5% |
| 2016 | -3.01 NFL, current US$ per person | -113.4% |
| 2017 | 25.51 NFL, current US$ per person | -946.8% |
| 2018 | 19.43 NFL, current US$ per person | -23.8% |
| 2019 | 28.49 NFL, current US$ per person | +46.6% |
| 2020 | -0.5096 NFL, current US$ per person | -101.8% |
| 2021 | -16.89 NFL, current US$ per person | +3213.9% |
| 2022 | -16.23 NFL, current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2023 | -16.64 NFL, current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2024 | -17.61 NFL, current US$ per person | +5.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's -17.61 NFL, current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.0568 NFL, current US$ per person, 310.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +5350.7% | 1.9 NFL, current US$ per person | 103.31 NFL, current US$ per person |
| 2021 | -3213.9% | -0.5096 NFL, current US$ per person | -16.89 NFL, current US$ per person |
| 1980 | +2607.1% | 0.4543 NFL, current US$ per person | 12.3 NFL, current US$ per person |
| 2000 | +1506.0% | -1.95 NFL, current US$ per person | 27.45 NFL, current US$ per person |
| 2017 | +946.8% | -3.01 NFL, current US$ per person | 25.51 NFL, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.47 NFL, current US$ per person | 0.4543 NFL, current US$ per person | 9.06 NFL, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 5.96 NFL, current US$ per person | 3.23 NFL, current US$ per person | 12.3 NFL, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.51 NFL, current US$ per person | -1.95 NFL, current US$ per person | 49.6 NFL, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.04 NFL, current US$ per person | 1.9 NFL, current US$ per person | 35.72 NFL, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9 NFL, current US$ per person | -9.4 NFL, current US$ per person | 103.31 NFL, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -13.58 NFL, current US$ per person | -17.61 NFL, current US$ per person | -0.5096 NFL, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 110 Bhutan -7.57 NFL, current US$ per person compare
- 111 North Macedonia -8.84 NFL, current US$ per person compare
- 112 Albania -17.52 NFL, current US$ per person compare
- 114 Armenia -22.35 NFL, current US$ per person compare
- 115 Georgia -27.39 NFL, current US$ per person compare
- 116 Bosnia and Herzegovina -37.08 NFL, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for Samoa
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.0% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -3.84 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0033 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 8.5% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -1,297 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -6.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita in Samoa?
- Net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita in Samoa was -17.61 NFL, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 103.31 NFL, current US$ per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.61 NFL, current US$ per person in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 113th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net financial flows, IDA International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.