Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Samoa
Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.3% for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
The figure is up 38.8% on the previous year and down 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Samoa peaked at 7.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2000.
That places Samoa 179th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -213.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +44.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -25.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +29.7% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | +455.7% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -72.9% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +501.7% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -78.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -96.9% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +4028.0% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +32.2% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -36.0% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +65.9% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -90.8% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +248.7% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +82.7% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | -112.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -313.4% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +104.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -48.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -57.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +38.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 13% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.1%, 15% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +4028.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | -0.5% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | -0.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 176 Burkina Faso 0.4% compare
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- 178 Bhutan 0.3% compare
- 180 Azerbaijan 0.3% compare
- 181 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.3% compare
- 182 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0322 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 189.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0235 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 138.02 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Samoa?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Samoa was 0.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 179th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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