GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0422 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.0422 USD per square kilometre for gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.0422 USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0044 USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 33rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0044 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0046 USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0053 USD per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0065 USD per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0083 USD per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0086 USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0071 USD per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0083 USD per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0086 USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0086 USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0094 USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0098 USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0101 USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0093 USD per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0089 USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0075 USD per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0075 USD per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0083 USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.01 USD per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0089 USD per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0096 USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0098 USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0103 USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.01 USD per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0171 USD per square kilometre | +71.4% |
| 1995 | 0.016 USD per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0167 USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0179 USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0164 USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0163 USD per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0153 USD per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0147 USD per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0157 USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0181 USD per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0207 USD per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0222 USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0229 USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0309 USD per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0322 USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0298 USD per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0327 USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0358 USD per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0371 USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0372 USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0372 USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0353 USD per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0357 USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.037 USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0364 USD per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0361 USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0365 USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0386 USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0386 USD per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0422 USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0422 USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0015 USD per square kilometre, 27.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0422 USD per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0047 USD per square kilometre, 9.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +71.4% | 0.01 USD per square kilometre | 0.0171 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.007 USD per square kilometre | 0.0044 USD per square kilometre | 0.0086 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.009 USD per square kilometre | 0.0075 USD per square kilometre | 0.0101 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.014 USD per square kilometre | 0.0096 USD per square kilometre | 0.0179 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0222 USD per square kilometre | 0.0147 USD per square kilometre | 0.0322 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0361 USD per square kilometre | 0.0327 USD per square kilometre | 0.0372 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.039 USD per square kilometre | 0.0365 USD per square kilometre | 0.0422 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 30 Comoros 0.0555 USD per square kilometre compare
- 31 Mauritius 0.0505 USD per square kilometre compare
- 32 Luxembourg 0.047 USD per square kilometre compare
- 34 French Polynesia 0.0311 USD per square kilometre compare
- 35 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0228 USD per square kilometre compare
- 36 Palestine 0.0195 USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6345 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 395,277 BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.22 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -40.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.13 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 17.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.0422 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0422 USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 33rd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.