GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Samoa
Samoa: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 16,347 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 16,347 current LCU per person for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Samoa peaked at 16,347 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,718 current LCU per person, in 1990.
That places Samoa 190th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,718 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 1,778 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 1,915 current LCU per person | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 1,990 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 3,237 current LCU per person | +62.6% |
| 1995 | 3,186 current LCU per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 3,541 current LCU per person | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 3,953 current LCU per person | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 4,145 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 4,251 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 4,525 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 4,982 current LCU per person | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 5,304 current LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 5,693 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 6,257 current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 6,911 current LCU per person | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 7,402 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 7,951 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 8,920 current LCU per person | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 8,955 current LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 8,944 current LCU per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 9,124 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 9,054 current LCU per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 9,193 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 9,250 current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 9,901 current LCU per person | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 10,839 current LCU per person | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 10,922 current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 10,860 current LCU per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 11,393 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 11,060 current LCU per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 10,338 current LCU per person | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 10,767 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 13,168 current LCU per person | +22.3% |
| 2024 | 14,863 current LCU per person | +12.9% |
| 2025 | 16,347 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 16,347 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 118,025 current LCU per person, 14% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 16,347 current LCU per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92,070 current LCU per person, 18% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita 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 | +62.6% | 1,990 current LCU per person | 3,237 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,971 current LCU per person | 1,718 current LCU per person | 4,251 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,690 current LCU per person | 4,525 current LCU per person | 8,955 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,948 current LCU per person | 8,944 current LCU per person | 11,393 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,757 current LCU per person | 10,338 current LCU per person | 16,347 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 187 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18,009 current LCU per person compare
- 188 Solomon Islands 17,371 current LCU per person compare
- 189 Tajikistan 16,402 current LCU per person compare
- 191 Belize 15,731 current LCU per person compare
- 192 Tonga 15,683 current LCU per person compare
- 193 Fiji 15,270 current LCU per person 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: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Samoa?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Samoa was 16,347 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 16,347 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,718 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 190th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.