GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in American Samoa
American Samoa: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 3.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in American Samoa, 2003–2022
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
American Samoa recorded 3.6% for gdp per capita growth in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,106.3% on the previous year and up 199.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in American Samoa peaked at 5.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -5.8%, in 2017.
American Samoa ranks 63rd of 215 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.
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.1% | — |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -39.6% |
| 2005 | -0.1% | -108.0% |
| 2006 | -3.7% | +6649.6% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -163.1% |
| 2008 | -2.2% | -192.9% |
| 2009 | -3.6% | +68.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -123.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -28.2% |
| 2012 | -3.6% | -697.1% |
| 2013 | -1.6% | -55.1% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -271.4% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +54.0% |
| 2016 | -0.5% | -111.4% |
| 2017 | -5.8% | +1088.1% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -169.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -77.8% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +496.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -94.4% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +1106.3% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 3.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.7%, 2.1× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 3.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in American 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -6649.6% | -0.1% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.8% | -3.7% | 2.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -5.8% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 0.3% | 5.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
More economy & growth data for American Samoa
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3367 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- GDP per capita 13,709 constant 2015 US$ (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 8,461 current US$ per person (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 23.19 % change on previous year (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4696 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 8,461 current LCU per person (2022)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2022)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 14,004 current US$ per person (2022)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -30.8% (2022)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7773 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in American Samoa?
- Gdp per capita growth in American Samoa was 3.6% in 2022, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.8% in 2017.
- How does American Samoa rank for gdp per capita growth?
- American Samoa ranks 63rd out of 215 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.