Annual growth of GDP per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Annual growth of GDP per capita was 3.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of GDP per capita in Samoa, 1971–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 3.6% for annual growth of gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of gdp per capita in Samoa peaked at 14.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -12.4%, in 1974.
Samoa ranks 62nd of 212 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.
Annual growth of GDP per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.8% | — |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -98.7% |
| 1973 | 5.8% | +3621.3% |
| 1974 | -12.4% | -312.6% |
| 1975 | -6.3% | -49.6% |
| 1976 | 6.7% | -207.0% |
| 1977 | -2.4% | -136.0% |
| 1978 | 5.2% | -314.6% |
| 1979 | 9.9% | +90.7% |
| 1980 | -7.0% | -171.0% |
| 1981 | -9.8% | +39.3% |
| 1982 | -1.4% | -85.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | -120.3% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | +323.2% |
| 1985 | 3.9% | +214.0% |
| 1986 | 5.4% | +38.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -97.7% |
| 1988 | -1.8% | -1592.6% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | -287.1% |
| 1990 | -4.6% | -232.7% |
| 1991 | -2.5% | -45.6% |
| 1992 | -0.8% | -69.3% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | -522.1% |
| 1994 | -3.3% | -203.0% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | -274.9% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | +7.8% |
| 1997 | -0.2% | -103.1% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -834.4% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | +203.6% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +52.5% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | -24.8% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -43.6% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +136.3% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -72.1% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | -104.0% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -4137.5% |
| 2009 | -1.3% | -145.1% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -516.3% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -44.3% |
| 2012 | -4.6% | -256.3% |
| 2013 | -0.8% | -82.9% |
| 2014 | -0.2% | -70.7% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -1382.2% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +139.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -93.5% |
| 2018 | -1.6% | -457.8% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -303.8% |
| 2020 | -4.1% | -222.1% |
| 2021 | -5.9% | +43.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -126.7% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +826.9% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | -71.7% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | -12.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 3.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- 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 Annual growth of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +4137.5% | -0.1% | 2.8% |
| 1973 | +3621.3% | 0.2% | 5.8% |
| 1988 | -1592.6% | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | +1382.2% | -0.2% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | -12.4% | 11.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | -0.6% | -9.8% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | -4.6% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | -1.3% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | -4.6% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | -5.9% | 14.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 annual growth of gdp per capita in Samoa?
- Annual growth of gdp per capita in Samoa was 3.6% in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.4% in 1974.
- How does Samoa rank for annual growth of gdp per capita?
- Samoa ranks 62nd out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of gdp per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This data is adjusted for inflation.