GDP, PPP (current international $), per capita in Samoa

Samoa: GDP, PPP (current international $), per capita was 9,319 current international $ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
9,319 current international $ per person
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
144th
of 204 countries
All-time high
9,319 current international $ per person
in 2025
All-time low
2,148 current international $ per person
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

GDP, PPP (current international $), per capita in Samoa, 1990–2025

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1990200720251990: 2.1k current international $ per person1991: 2.2k current international $ per person1992: 2.2k current international $ per person1993: 2.3k current international $ per person1994: 2.3k current international $ per person1995: 2.5k current international $ per person1996: 2.7k current international $ per person1997: 2.7k current international $ per person1998: 2.8k current international $ per person1999: 2.9k current international $ per person2000: 3.1k current international $ per person2001: 3.3k current international $ per person2002: 3.6k current international $ per person2003: 3.8k current international $ per person2004: 4.0k current international $ per person2005: 4.4k current international $ per person2006: 4.6k current international $ per person2007: 4.7k current international $ per person2008: 4.9k current international $ per person2009: 4.9k current international $ per person2010: 5.2k current international $ per person2011: 5.5k current international $ per person2012: 5.3k current international $ per person2013: 5.4k current international $ per person2014: 5.5k current international $ per person2015: 5.7k current international $ per person2016: 6.1k current international $ per person2017: 6.3k current international $ per person2018: 6.3k current international $ per person2019: 6.6k current international $ per person2020: 6.5k current international $ per person2021: 6.4k current international $ per person2022: 6.9k current international $ per person2023: 8.2k current international $ per person2024: 8.8k current international $ per person2025: 9.3k current international $ per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gdp, ppp (current international $), per capita in Samoa is 9,319 current international $ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdp, ppp (current international $), per capita in Samoa peaked at 9,319 current international $ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,148 current international $ per person, in 1990.

Samoa ranks 144th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

GDP, PPP (current international $), per capita in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for GDP, PPP (current international $), per capita in Samoa, 1990 to 2025.
Year current international $ per person Change
1990 2,148 current international $ per person —
1991 2,166 current international $ per person +0.8%
1992 2,198 current international $ per person +1.5%
1993 2,323 current international $ per person +5.7%
1994 2,294 current international $ per person -1.3%
1995 2,478 current international $ per person +8.0%
1996 2,681 current international $ per person +8.2%
1997 2,722 current international $ per person +1.5%
1998 2,792 current international $ per person +2.6%
1999 2,871 current international $ per person +2.8%
2000 3,062 current international $ per person +6.6%
2001 3,335 current international $ per person +8.9%
2002 3,553 current international $ per person +6.5%
2003 3,792 current international $ per person +6.7%
2004 3,997 current international $ per person +5.4%
2005 4,379 current international $ per person +9.6%
2006 4,592 current international $ per person +4.9%
2007 4,713 current international $ per person +2.6%
2008 4,939 current international $ per person +4.8%
2009 4,906 current international $ per person -0.7%
2010 5,229 current international $ per person +6.6%
2011 5,494 current international $ per person +5.1%
2012 5,339 current international $ per person -2.8%
2013 5,387 current international $ per person +0.9%
2014 5,468 current international $ per person +1.5%
2015 5,682 current international $ per person +3.9%
2016 6,141 current international $ per person +8.1%
2017 6,280 current international $ per person +2.3%
2018 6,318 current international $ per person +0.6%
2019 6,638 current international $ per person +5.1%
2020 6,452 current international $ per person -2.8%
2021 6,351 current international $ per person -1.6%
2022 6,909 current international $ per person +8.8%
2023 8,203 current international $ per person +18.7%
2024 8,751 current international $ per person +6.7%
2025 9,319 current international $ per person +6.5%

Samoa compared with similar countries

  • Samoa's 9,319 current international $ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20,748 current international $ per person, 45% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Samoa's 9,319 current international $ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16,338 current international $ per person, 57% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,467 current international $ per person 2,148 current international $ per person 2,871 current international $ per person 10
2000s 4,127 current international $ per person 3,062 current international $ per person 4,939 current international $ per person 10
2010s 5,798 current international $ per person 5,229 current international $ per person 6,638 current international $ per person 10
2020s 7,664 current international $ per person 6,351 current international $ per person 9,319 current international $ per person 6

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 141 Angola 10,251 current international $ per person compare
  2. 142 Bangladesh 10,154 current international $ per person compare
  3. 143 Nigeria 9,532 current international $ per person compare
  4. 145 Nicaragua 9,284 current international $ per person compare
  5. 146 Kyrgyzstan 9,220 current international $ per person compare
  6. 147 Marshall Islands 8,964 current international $ per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdp, ppp (current international $), per capita in Samoa?
Gdp, ppp (current international $), per capita in Samoa was 9,319 current international $ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gdp, ppp (current international $), per capita recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 9,319 current international $ per person in 2025.
What is the lowest gdp, ppp (current international $), per capita recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 2,148 current international $ per person in 1990.
How does Samoa rank for gdp, ppp (current international $), per capita?
Samoa ranks 144th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
Is gdp, ppp (current international $), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. 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, PPP (current international $), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GDP, PPP (current international $), per capita
Unit
current international $ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
251 places, 8,730 data points, 1990–2025
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GDP, PPP (current international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.