Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Samoa
Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Samoa, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.
That represents a change of down 82.4% on the previous year and down 93.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Samoa peaked at 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2003.
Samoa ranks 139th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Samoa, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2003 | -0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2004 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -109.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -49.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1715.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -99.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4292.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +304.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -99.4% |
| 2018 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -60.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11039.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -62.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.8% |
| 2022 | -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -112.0% |
| 2023 | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -99.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -426839.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -82.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 9% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 11% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +426839.5% | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2019 | +11039.2% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2014 | +4292.7% | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2012 | +1715.4% | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 136 Belize 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 137 Mauritania 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 138 Ghana 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 140 Guyana 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 141 Iran 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 142 Guinea-Bissau 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Samoa?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Samoa was 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- How does Samoa rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Samoa ranks 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.2%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.