Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Samoa
Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Samoa, 1970–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.2% for foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 in Samoa peaked at 7.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 170th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -57.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +28.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -24.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | +840.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -87.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +257.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | +299.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -82.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +261.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -20.9% |
| 1983 | -0.1% | -167.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -110.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | +4813.2% |
| 1986 | -0.2% | -144.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -348.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -81.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +41.3% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | +4016.4% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | -51.6% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +48.8% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -63.9% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -69.7% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | +1408.6% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -84.1% |
| 1999 | -0.3% | -125.3% |
| 2000 | -0.5% | +65.7% |
| 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% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -45.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | -0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | -0.3% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | -0.5% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | -0.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 6 |
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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 (constant LCU), per capita 435.32 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 5.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.1017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 597.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 6.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.283 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 1,662 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Samoa?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Samoa was 0.2% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Samoa ranks 170th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.