Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Samoa
Samoa: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -26.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Samoa, 2012–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Samoa stood at -26.7%.
That represents a change of up 16.2% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Samoa peaked at -24.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -34.4%, in 2021.
Samoa ranks 71st of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -28.8% | — |
| 2013 | -28.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | -30.7% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | -28.6% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | -25.0% | -12.7% |
| 2017 | -24.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | -28.3% | +14.8% |
| 2019 | -27.8% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | -29.8% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | -34.4% | +15.5% |
| 2022 | -31.8% | -7.6% |
| 2023 | -26.7% | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -27.8% | -30.7% | -24.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | -30.7% | -34.4% | -26.7% | 4 |
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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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 289.23 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1371 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 805.05 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0333 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 195.57 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 435.32 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 5.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Samoa?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Samoa was -26.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was -24.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -34.4% in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 71st out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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