Gambia vs Samoa: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP
Gambia
22.0%
in 2024
Samoa
22.4%
in 2025
Gambia rank
11th
Samoa rank
10th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP over time
- Gambia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 22.4% against 22.0% in Gambia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Samoa ahead.
Gambia ranks 11th and Samoa ranks 10th of 194 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 10.9% | 10.6% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 16.2% | 16.0% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 14.4% | 8.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 18.4% | 8.3% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 26.6% | 3.3% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp, Gambia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 22.4% against 22.0% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp between Gambia and Samoa?
- 0.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Samoa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Samoa rank globally for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Gambia ranks 11th and Samoa ranks 10th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money sent or brought back by migrants refers to remittances a country has received in this year.