Final consumption expenditure in Samoa
Samoa: Final consumption expenditure was -3.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Final consumption expenditure in Samoa, 2010–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Samoa recorded -3.9% for final consumption expenditure in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 137.3% on the previous year and down 2,299.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Samoa peaked at 10.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -3.9%, in 2025.
Samoa ranks 172nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Final consumption expenditure in Samoa, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.5% | — |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +150.6% |
| 2012 | -2.2% | -270.8% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -318.1% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -59.8% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | -108.5% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -1747.0% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | -0.1% | -102.5% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -3563.7% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +210.5% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -26.2% |
| 2023 | -1.9% | -128.2% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | -640.0% |
| 2025 | -3.9% | -137.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's -3.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.0%. (48 countries reporting)
- Samoa's -3.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.5%. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Final consumption expenditure in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +3563.7% | -0.1% | 2.5% |
| 2016 | +1747.0% | -0.2% | 2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | -2.2% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | -3.9% | 10.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 169 United States Virgin Islands -2.2% compare
- 170 Marshall Islands -2.7% compare
- 171 Venezuela -3.0% compare
- 173 Qatar -3.9% compare
- 174 Lebanon -4.0% compare
- 175 South Sudan -15.9% 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 395,277 BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.22 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -40.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.13 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 17.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Samoa?
- Final consumption expenditure in Samoa was -3.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.9% in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Samoa ranks 172nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2,299.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.