GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre was 1.03 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre in Samoa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in Samoa is 1.03 million current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.1% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 1.03 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 102,635 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Samoa 177th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 102,635 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 106,402 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 115,286 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 120,799 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 198,051 current LCU per square kilometre | +64.0% |
| 1995 | 196,531 current LCU per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 220,308 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 247,970 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 262,064 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 270,807 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 290,504 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 322,477 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 345,750 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 373,039 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 411,756 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 456,636 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 490,968 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 530,300 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 599,240 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 605,993 current LCU per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 610,014 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 627,731 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 628,636 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 644,074 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 653,855 current LCU per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 705,954 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 779,428 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 807,058 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 810,942 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 859,745 current LCU per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 843,198 current LCU per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 794,989 current LCU per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 833,691 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 1.03 million current LCU per square kilometre | +23.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.03 million current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.71 million current LCU per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.03 million current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.80 million current LCU per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP: linked series (current LCU), 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 | +64.0% | 120,799 current LCU per square kilometre | 198,051 current LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 184,085 current LCU per square kilometre | 102,635 current LCU per square kilometre | 270,807 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 442,666 current LCU per square kilometre | 290,504 current LCU per square kilometre | 605,993 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 712,744 current LCU per square kilometre | 610,014 current LCU per square kilometre | 859,745 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 874,544 current LCU per square kilometre | 794,989 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.03 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 174 Georgia 1.16 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 175 Panama 1.13 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 176 Belarus 1.07 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 178 Bosnia and Herzegovina 975,004 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 179 Tunisia 963,787 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 180 Tajikistan 956,712 current LCU 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: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in Samoa was 1.03 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 102,635 current LCU per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 177th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. 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: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) 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: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- 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: linked series (current LCU) 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.