Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Samoa
Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled was 2.22 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Samoa, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Samoa is 2.22 million BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.6% on the previous year and down 91.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Samoa peaked at 45.90 million BoP, current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, -2.18 million BoP, current US$, in 2019.
That places Samoa 176th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Samoa, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20,000 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | -50.0% |
| 1972 | 15,000 BoP, current US$ | +50.0% |
| 1973 | 15,000 BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 160,000 BoP, current US$ | +966.7% |
| 1975 | 20,000 BoP, current US$ | -87.5% |
| 1976 | 65,000 BoP, current US$ | +225.0% |
| 1977 | 300,000 BoP, current US$ | +361.5% |
| 1978 | 310,000 BoP, current US$ | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 60,000 BoP, current US$ | -80.6% |
| 1980 | 223,333 BoP, current US$ | +272.2% |
| 1981 | 197,778 BoP, current US$ | -11.4% |
| 1982 | 160,370 BoP, current US$ | -18.9% |
| 1983 | -100,000 BoP, current US$ | -162.4% |
| 1984 | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | -110.0% |
| 1985 | 430,000 BoP, current US$ | +4200.0% |
| 1986 | -200,000 BoP, current US$ | -146.5% |
| 1987 | 550,000 BoP, current US$ | -375.0% |
| 1988 | 120,000 BoP, current US$ | -78.2% |
| 1989 | 156,667 BoP, current US$ | +30.6% |
| 1990 | 6.60 million BoP, current US$ | +4112.8% |
| 1991 | 3.19 million BoP, current US$ | -51.7% |
| 1992 | 5.00 million BoP, current US$ | +56.7% |
| 1993 | 5.00 million BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.00 million BoP, current US$ | -40.0% |
| 1995 | 3.44 million BoP, current US$ | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 1.16 million BoP, current US$ | -66.3% |
| 1997 | 19.99 million BoP, current US$ | +1623.3% |
| 1998 | 3.00 million BoP, current US$ | -85.0% |
| 1999 | -718,520 BoP, current US$ | -124.0% |
| 2000 | -1.21 million BoP, current US$ | +68.0% |
| 2001 | 1.41 million BoP, current US$ | -217.2% |
| 2002 | 1.60 million BoP, current US$ | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 2.72 million BoP, current US$ | +70.3% |
| 2004 | 2.48 million BoP, current US$ | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 3.76 million BoP, current US$ | +51.7% |
| 2006 | 21.93 million BoP, current US$ | +482.6% |
| 2007 | 6.82 million BoP, current US$ | -68.9% |
| 2008 | 45.90 million BoP, current US$ | +572.8% |
| 2009 | 9.87 million BoP, current US$ | -78.5% |
| 2010 | 336,435 BoP, current US$ | -96.6% |
| 2011 | 15.19 million BoP, current US$ | +4415.4% |
| 2012 | 20.87 million BoP, current US$ | +37.4% |
| 2013 | 13.79 million BoP, current US$ | -33.9% |
| 2014 | 22.85 million BoP, current US$ | +65.7% |
| 2015 | 26.87 million BoP, current US$ | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 2.52 million BoP, current US$ | -90.6% |
| 2017 | 9.22 million BoP, current US$ | +265.6% |
| 2018 | 16.71 million BoP, current US$ | +81.4% |
| 2019 | -2.18 million BoP, current US$ | -113.0% |
| 2020 | 4.43 million BoP, current US$ | -303.1% |
| 2021 | 8.95 million BoP, current US$ | +102.2% |
| 2022 | 4.80 million BoP, current US$ | -46.4% |
| 2023 | 2.40 million BoP, current US$ | -50.1% |
| 2024 | 3.74 million BoP, current US$ | +56.1% |
| 2025 | 2.22 million BoP, current US$ | -40.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 2.22 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.14 billion BoP, current US$, 0% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 2.22 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.04 billion BoP, current US$, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 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 | +4415.4% | 336,435 BoP, current US$ | 15.19 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1985 | +4200.0% | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | 430,000 BoP, current US$ |
| 1990 | +4112.8% | 156,667 BoP, current US$ | 6.60 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1997 | +1623.3% | 1.16 million BoP, current US$ | 19.99 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1974 | +966.7% | 15,000 BoP, current US$ | 160,000 BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97,500 BoP, current US$ | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | 310,000 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 154,815 BoP, current US$ | -200,000 BoP, current US$ | 550,000 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.97 million BoP, current US$ | -718,520 BoP, current US$ | 19.99 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.53 million BoP, current US$ | -1.21 million BoP, current US$ | 45.90 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.62 million BoP, current US$ | -2.18 million BoP, current US$ | 26.87 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.42 million BoP, current US$ | 2.22 million BoP, current US$ | 8.95 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Samoa?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Samoa was 2.22 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 45.90 million BoP, current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.18 million BoP, current US$ in 2019.
- How does Samoa rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Samoa ranks 176th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.