Net financial flows, IDA in Samoa
Samoa: Net financial flows, IDA was -3.84 million NFL, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-3.84 million NFL, current US$
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
91st
of 117 countries
All-time high
19.94 million NFL, current US$
in 2010
All-time low
-3.84 million NFL, current US$
in 2024
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Net financial flows, IDA in Samoa, 1975–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
In 2024, net financial flows, ida in Samoa stood at -3.84 million NFL, current US$. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 104.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, ida in Samoa peaked at 19.94 million NFL, current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, -3.84 million NFL, current US$, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 91st of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, IDA in Samoa, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.39 million NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 781,000 NFL, current US$ | -43.8% |
| 1977 | 1.09 million NFL, current US$ | +39.1% |
| 1978 | 980,000 NFL, current US$ | -9.8% |
| 1979 | 74,000 NFL, current US$ | -92.4% |
| 1980 | 2.02 million NFL, current US$ | +2631.1% |
| 1981 | 1.03 million NFL, current US$ | -48.8% |
| 1982 | 1.09 million NFL, current US$ | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 567,000 NFL, current US$ | -48.1% |
| 1984 | 538,000 NFL, current US$ | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 550,000 NFL, current US$ | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 782,000 NFL, current US$ | +42.2% |
| 1987 | 1.42 million NFL, current US$ | +81.2% |
| 1988 | 963,000 NFL, current US$ | -32.0% |
| 1989 | 961,000 NFL, current US$ | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 3.38 million NFL, current US$ | +251.3% |
| 1991 | 6.59 million NFL, current US$ | +95.2% |
| 1992 | 7.30 million NFL, current US$ | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 8.52 million NFL, current US$ | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 1.57 million NFL, current US$ | -81.5% |
| 1995 | 517,000 NFL, current US$ | -67.1% |
| 1996 | -270,000 NFL, current US$ | -152.2% |
| 1997 | 506,000 NFL, current US$ | -287.4% |
| 1998 | 2.20 million NFL, current US$ | +334.4% |
| 1999 | -352,000 NFL, current US$ | -116.0% |
| 2000 | 4.99 million NFL, current US$ | -1517.0% |
| 2001 | 2.08 million NFL, current US$ | -58.3% |
| 2002 | 364,000 NFL, current US$ | -82.5% |
| 2003 | 2.01 million NFL, current US$ | +451.6% |
| 2004 | 1.69 million NFL, current US$ | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 6.68 million NFL, current US$ | +294.7% |
| 2006 | 2.36 million NFL, current US$ | -64.7% |
| 2007 | 5.62 million NFL, current US$ | +138.3% |
| 2008 | 1.86 million NFL, current US$ | -66.9% |
| 2009 | 363,000 NFL, current US$ | -80.5% |
| 2010 | 19.94 million NFL, current US$ | +5393.7% |
| 2011 | 934,000 NFL, current US$ | -95.3% |
| 2012 | 2.83 million NFL, current US$ | +202.6% |
| 2013 | 615,000 NFL, current US$ | -78.2% |
| 2014 | -1.88 million NFL, current US$ | -405.7% |
| 2015 | 4.52 million NFL, current US$ | -340.5% |
| 2016 | -613,000 NFL, current US$ | -113.6% |
| 2017 | 5.24 million NFL, current US$ | -954.8% |
| 2018 | 4.03 million NFL, current US$ | -23.0% |
| 2019 | 5.98 million NFL, current US$ | +48.2% |
| 2020 | -108,000 NFL, current US$ | -101.8% |
| 2021 | -3.61 million NFL, current US$ | +3242.6% |
| 2022 | -3.49 million NFL, current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2023 | -3.61 million NFL, current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2024 | -3.84 million NFL, current US$ | +6.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's -3.84 million NFL, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -568,000 NFL, current US$, 6.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, IDA in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +5393.7% | 363,000 NFL, current US$ | 19.94 million NFL, current US$ |
| 2021 | -3242.6% | -108,000 NFL, current US$ | -3.61 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1980 | +2631.1% | 74,000 NFL, current US$ | 2.02 million NFL, current US$ |
| 2000 | +1517.0% | -352,000 NFL, current US$ | 4.99 million NFL, current US$ |
| 2017 | +954.8% | -613,000 NFL, current US$ | 5.24 million NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 862,200 NFL, current US$ | 74,000 NFL, current US$ | 1.39 million NFL, current US$ | 5 |
| 1980s | 992,600 NFL, current US$ | 538,000 NFL, current US$ | 2.02 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.00 million NFL, current US$ | -352,000 NFL, current US$ | 8.52 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.80 million NFL, current US$ | 363,000 NFL, current US$ | 6.68 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.16 million NFL, current US$ | -1.88 million NFL, current US$ | 19.94 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.93 million NFL, current US$ | -3.84 million NFL, current US$ | -108,000 NFL, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 88 Gambia -2.55 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 89 Montenegro -3.33 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 90 Mozambique -3.36 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 92 Central African Republic -4.00 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 93 Sierra Leone -4.82 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 94 Burundi -5.32 million NFL, current US$ 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 (NFL, current US$), per capita -17.61 NFL, current US$ per person (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$), annual growth rate -6.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net financial flows, ida in Samoa?
- Net financial flows, ida in Samoa was -3.84 million NFL, current US$ in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest net financial flows, ida recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.94 million NFL, current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, ida recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.84 million NFL, current US$ in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for net financial flows, ida?
- Samoa ranks 91st out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net financial flows, ida rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 104.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IDA is the International Development Association, the concessional loan window of the World Bank Group. Data are in current U.S. dollars.