How does Samoa rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?

Samoa ranks 171st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.

Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Samoa?

Over the last ten years it is down 94.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Samoa

Name: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Samoa
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 45.8%

World rank

171st

of 200 countries

All-time high

0.0716 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

All-time low

-0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2000

Years of data

1970–2025

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Samoa, 1970–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.

The figure is down 45.8% on the previous year and down 94.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Samoa peaked at 0.0716 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2000.

That places Samoa 171st out of 200 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$) … unit in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Samoa, 1970 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-57.9%
1972	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.8%
1973	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.1%
1974	0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+840.1%
1975	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-87.5%
1976	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+257.4%
1977	0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+299.1%
1978	0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1979	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-82.9%
1980	0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+261.9%
1981	0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1982	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.9%
1983	-0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-167.6%
1984	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-110.2%
1985	0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4813.2%
1986	-0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-144.0%
1987	0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-348.5%
1988	0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-81.7%
1989	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+41.3%
1990	0.0525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4016.4%
1991	0.0254 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-51.6%
1992	0.0378 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+48.8%
1993	0.0376 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1994	0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-63.9%
1995	0.0153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
1996	0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-69.7%
1997	0.07 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1408.6%
1998	0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-84.1%
1999	-0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-125.3%
2000	-0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+65.7%
2001	0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-213.9%
2002	0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
2003	0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+44.0%
2004	0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.5%
2005	0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.7%
2006	0.0439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+455.7%
2007	0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-72.9%
2008	0.0716 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+501.7%
2009	0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-78.0%
2010	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-96.9%
2011	0.0204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4028.0%
2012	0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.2%
2013	0.0173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.0%
2014	0.0287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+65.9%
2015	0.0326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
2016	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-90.8%
2017	0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+248.7%
2018	0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+82.7%
2019	-0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-112.5%
2020	0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-313.4%
2021	0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+104.3%
2022	0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-48.2%
2023	0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-57.5%
2024	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.8%
2025	0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-45.8%

Samoa compared with similar countries

Samoa's 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 7% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Samoa's 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 8% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit 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
1985	+4813.2%	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2011	+4028.0%	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1990	+4016.4%	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1997	+1408.6%	0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.07 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1974	+840.1%	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.07 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0716 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Samoa?: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Samoa was 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Samoa?: The highest recorded value was 0.0716 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Samoa?: The lowest recorded value was -0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
How does Samoa rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Samoa ranks 171st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Samoa?: Over the last ten years it is down 94.7%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.