Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid

1985 - 2016 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data was reported at 18.058 USD mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 16.839 USD mn for 2015. Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data is updated yearly, averaging 6.038 USD mn from Dec 1985 (Median) to 2016, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.919 USD mn in 2006 and a record low of 0.196 USD mn in 1985. Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Samoa – Table WS.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
18.06 2016	16.84 2015	0.20 1985	20.92 2006	USD mn	yearly	1985 - 2016

Related Indicators for Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid

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Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn)	18.06 2016	yearly	1985 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP (%)	38.90 2016	yearly	1982 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc:... (%)	48.77 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments (USD mn)	32.81 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services (USD mn)	400.06 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Servic... (%)	12.81 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods (USD mn)	312.58 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service (USD mn)	87.48 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Pa... (USD mn)	2.09 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income (USD mn)	432.87 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Import... (%)	36.78 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports (%)	1.64 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Balance (USD mn)	-31.94 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP (%)	-4.06 2016	yearly	1982 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net (USD mn)	-24.49 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services (USD mn)	-145.35 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn)	-276.32 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net (USD mn)	137.90 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc:... (%)	21.15 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts (USD mn)	8.33 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services (USD mn)	254.71 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Servic... (%)	6.11 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods (USD mn)	36.26 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service (USD mn)	218.45 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Re... (USD mn)	0.11 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income (USD mn)	263.03 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Export... (%)	3.36 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports (%)	69.37 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts (USD mn)	155.01 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Transfers: Receipts (USD mn)	132.60 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn)	142.85 2017	yearly	1977 - 2017
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP (%)	16.68 2017	yearly	1982 - 2017
Samoa WS: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments (USD mn)	15.56 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016

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National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	7,554.500 2027	yearly	1998 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	4,895.220 2027	yearly	1998 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	2.250 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (WST bn)	1.377 2029	yearly	1992 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (WST bn)	1.263 2029	yearly	1998 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (WST bn)	1.289 2029	yearly	1992 - 2029

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	0.227 2029	yearly	1998 - 2029
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	3.000 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-0.030 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029

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Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Samoa WS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female (Year)	78.27 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total (Year)	75.01 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male (Year)	72.03 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman (Ratio)	3.98 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Survival To Age 65: Female: % of Cohort (%)	85.63 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Survival To Age 65: Male: % of Cohort (%)	75.92 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 (%)	36.59 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Aged 15-64 (%)	57.81 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Aged 65 and Above (%)	5.61 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population (%)	72.98 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old (%)	9.70 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Young (%)	63.29 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Growth (%)	0.67 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: Total (Person)	196,440.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Female (%)	48.40 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Rural Population (Person)	159,450.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Rural Population Growth (%)	0.83 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Rural Population: % of Total Population (%)	81.17 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Urban Population Growth (%)	0.01 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Urban Population (Person)	36,990.00 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: Urban Population: % of Total Population (%)	18.83 2017	yearly	1960 - 2017
Samoa WS: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals (Person)	134,000.00 2016	yearly	1995 - 2016
Samoa WS: International Tourism: Number of Departures (Person)	54,000.00 2015	yearly	1999 - 2015
Samoa WS: International Tourism: Receipts (USD mn)	126.40 2015	yearly	1995 - 2015
Samoa WS: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports (%)	57.64 2015	yearly	1995 - 2015
Samoa WS: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items (USD mn)	0.40 2015	yearly	1995 - 2015
Samoa WS: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Passenger Transport Items (USD mn)	1.20 2015	yearly	1995 - 2015
Samoa WS: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items (USD mn)	126.00 2015	yearly	1995 - 2015
Samoa WS: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items (USD mn)	1.70 2015	yearly	1995 - 2015
Samoa WS: International Tourism: Expenditures (USD mn)	2.90 2015	yearly	1995 - 2015
Samoa WS: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports (%)	0.78 2015	yearly	1995 - 2015
Samoa WS: Goods Trade: % of GDP (%)	51.71 2016	yearly	1982 - 2016
Samoa WS: Import Volume Index (2000=100)	254.25 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Agricultural Raw Materials (%)	2.50 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Food (%)	27.77 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Fuel (%)	15.94 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: ICT: Goods Imports: % Total Goods Imports (%)	4.62 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Insurance & Financ... (%)	12.81 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Manufactures (%)	53.14 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Ores & Metals (%)	0.61 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: Imports: Goods (USD mn)	350.49 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports (%)	66.49 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: S... (%)	0.40 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: % of Total Goods Imports: Residual (%)	0.51 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: Goods: by Reporting Economy (USD mn)	364.63 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Samoa WS: Import Value Index (2000=100)	388.14 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Computer, Communic... (%)	48.77 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: Commercial Service (USD mn)	87.48 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Transport (%)	36.78 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Travel (%)	1.64 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: Net Barter Terms of Trade Index (2000=100)	85.84 2016	yearly	2000 - 2016
Samoa WS: Export Volume Index (2000=100)	65.79 2016	yearly	1985 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Agricultural Raw Materials (%)	0.30 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food (%)	56.00 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Fuel (%)	29.06 2017	yearly	1963 - 2017
Samoa WS: ICT: Goods Exports: % of Total Goods Exports (%)	0.13 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Insurance & Financ... (%)	6.11 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Manufactures (%)	12.16 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Ores & Metals (%)	1.44 2017	yearly	1967 - 2017
Samoa WS: Exports: Goods (USD mn)	56.17 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports (%)	54.20 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: O... (%)	15.66 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: L... (%)	4.25 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: M... (%)	0.04 2016	yearly	1996 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: S... (%)	11.21 2016	yearly	1979 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: Residual (%)	3.23 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: Goods: by Reporting Economy (USD mn)	66.53 2016	yearly	1964 - 2016
Samoa WS: Export Value Index (2000=100)	86.22 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Computer, Communic... (%)	21.15 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: Commercial Service (USD mn)	218.45 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: High-Technology Exports (USD mn)	0.14 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Samoa WS: High-Technology Exports: % of Manufactured Exports (%)	0.85 2016	yearly	2001 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Transport (%)	3.36 2016	yearly	1980 - 2016
Samoa WS: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Travel (%)	69.37 2016	yearly	1977 - 2016
Samoa WS: Monetary Authorities: Claims on Nonbank Financial Institutions (WST mn)	5.00 2009	yearly	1961 - 2009
Samoa WS: Monetary Survey: Claims on Nonbank Financial Institutions (WST mn)	5.00 2009	yearly	1961 - 2009
Samoa WS: Pump Price for Diesel Fuel: USD per Liter (USD)	0.87 2016	yearly	2010 - 2016
Samoa WS: Pump Price for Gasoline: USD per Liter (USD)	0.91 2016	yearly	2010 - 2016
Samoa WS: Terrestrial Protected Areas: % of Total Land Area (%)	6.77 2016	yearly	1990 - 2016
Samoa WS: Claims on Central Government: Annual Growth as % of Broad Money (%)	-3.17 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: Claims on Other Sectors of The Domestic Economy: Annual Growth as % of... (%)	4.72 2017	yearly	2002 - 2017
Samoa WS: Claims on Private Sector: Annual Growth as % of Broad Money (%)	3.32 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: Broad Money (WST mn)	1,092.09 2017	yearly	1961 - 2017
Samoa WS: Broad Money: % of GDP (%)	51.20 2017	yearly	1982 - 2017
Samoa WS: Broad Money: to Total Reserves Ratio (%)	3.30 2017	yearly	1972 - 2017
Samoa WS: Broad Money: Average Annual Growth Rate (%)	15.21 2017	yearly	1962 - 2017
Samoa WS: Claims on Central Government: % GDP (%)	-6.24 2017	yearly	1982 - 2017
Samoa WS: Claims on Other Sectors of The Domestic Economy: % of GDP (%)	84.92 2017	yearly	2001 - 2017
Samoa WS: Average Time to Clear Exports Through Customs (Day)	10.40 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Delay in Obtaining An Electrical Connection (Day)	9.80 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Power Outages in Firms in A Typical Month (Unit)	4.60 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Firms using Banks to Finance Investment: % of Firms (%)	48.30 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Informal Payments to Public Officials: % of Firms (%)	29.30 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Annual Sales for Affected Firm... (%)	10.30 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License (Day)	4.80 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Firms with Female Participation in Ownership: % of Firms (%)	79.80 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Firms Formally Registered When Operations Started: % of Firms (%)	88.40 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Value Lost Due to Electrical Outages: % of Sales for Affected Firms (%)	6.60 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Firms Offering Formal Training: % of Firms (%)	79.10 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009
Samoa WS: Time Spent Dealing with the Requirements of Government Regulations: % ... (%)	13.90 2009	yearly	2009 - 2009

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