Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Samoa
Samoa: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital was 8.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Samoa, 1982–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Samoa stood at 8.4%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Samoa peaked at 12.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2012.
Samoa ranks 156th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 9.7% | — |
| 1983 | 9.6% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 10.5% | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 11.6% | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 11.5% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 11.2% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 11.9% | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 12.0% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 11.7% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 11.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.0% | 9.6% | 12.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.6% | 11.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 8.2% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.4% | 8.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 153 Trinidad and Tobago 8.7% compare
- 154 Burkina Faso 8.6% compare
- 155 Macau, China 8.6% compare
- 157 Algeria 8.3% compare
- 158 French Polynesia 8.3% compare
- 159 Afghanistan 8.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6345 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,764 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.836 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 4,910 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2707 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Samoa?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Samoa was 8.4% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital?
- Samoa ranks 156th out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Consumption of fixed capital represents the replacement value of capital used up in the process of production. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.