Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Samoa
Samoa: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 0.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Samoa, 1982–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.3% for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in 2021.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Samoa peaked at 3.5% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.
That places Samoa 132nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 3.2% | — |
| 1983 | 3.3% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 2.5% | -24.7% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 3.3% | +21.3% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | -16.4% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | +17.9% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -81.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -28.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -22.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +41.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +45.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -44.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
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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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4063 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,386 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 7.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.253 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 1,486 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Samoa?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Samoa was 0.3% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 1987.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- How does Samoa rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Samoa ranks 132nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resource depletion is the sum of net forest depletion, energy depletion, and mineral depletion. Net forest depletion is unit resource rents times the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. Energy depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of energy resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers coal, crude oil, and natural gas. Mineral depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of mineral resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate. 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.