Receiving country · World Bank RPW · WS
Send money to Samoa
Annual WDI inflows land in the lower fleet tercile ($0.3B) - a thin receive book relative to larger RPW destinations.
- 6.8%
- Avg inbound cost
- 0.7%
- Cheapest · from New Zealand
- $0.3B
- Received per year
- 2
- Source corridors
WDI-inflow tercile vs fleet
Samoa pulls in $0.3B a year, lower fleet tercile (below ~$1.5B), ranking #49 of 53 by WDI inflow. Average inbound cost is 6.8%.
- #49 of 53
- WDI inflow corpus rank
- 6.8%
- average inbound cost
- 0.7%
- cheapest source: New Zealand
- $0.3B
- received annually
Inbound cost bands to Samoa
2 source corridors counted once by recorded average cost on a $200 send. The four bands sum to 2.
HIGH High-fee 5–8% lane · country average 6.8%
Cheapest Ways to Send Money to Samoa
All Corridors to Samoa
| # | From | Avg cost | Cheapest | Cheapest provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 6.7% | 0.7% | KlickEx Pacific |
| 2 | Australia | 6.9% | 2.3% | Ria |
Thin remittance inflows into Samoa
Samoa pulls in about $0.3B a year (lower inflow tercile, below ~$1.5B) across 2 RPW source corridors at 6.79% average inbound cost.
The three cheapest inbound corridors to Samoa right now are from New Zealand at 0.74% via KlickEx Pacific, Australia at 2.34% via Ria. These are floor prices on a $200 transfer into Samoa, fee plus FX margin.
For senders pointing money toward Samoa, compare the cheapest provider on the specific corridor rather than defaulting to a household brand.
About Samoa inbound data
PlainRemit compares international money-transfer costs across tracked corridors so you can see which routes and providers charge the least before you send money abroad. This country's figures are computed directly from the World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide (RPW) quarterly survey, a mystery-shopping panel of actual transfer quotes for a standardized $200 transfer. The UN Sustainable Development Goal 10.c target is to reduce remittance transaction costs to below 3% by 2030; always verify current rates directly with providers before sending money, rates change frequently.
Average inbound cost 6.79%; 2 source corridors tracked to Samoa; vintage 2026-08-10.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much money is sent to Samoa each year?
Samoa receives about $0.3B a year - lower inflow tercile - from 2 RPW source countries at 6.79% average inbound cost.
What is the cheapest way to receive money in Samoa?
On World Bank RPW $200 sends, the cheapest inbound floors into Samoa are from New Zealand, Australia, as low as 0.74%. Country average inbound cost is 6.79%.
How have remittance costs to Samoa changed over time?
RPW has tracked transfer costs to Samoa since 2011. The current average inbound cost is 6.79% versus a ~6.4% global RPW average; UN SDG 10.c targets ≤3% by 2030.
Where does Samoa sit among remittance-receiving countries?
According to World Bank WDI remittance inflows among 53 tracked receiving countries on PlainRemit, Samoa ranks #49 of 53 by annual dollars received. /send-to browses alphabetically; this inflow ordinal matches the largest-receivers research ranking.