General government final consumption expenditure in Samoa
Samoa: General government final consumption expenditure was 18.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Samoa, 2009–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Samoa stood at 18.6%.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Samoa peaked at 20.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2009.
That places Samoa 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11.3% | — |
| 2010 | 13.7% | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | +23.1% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 18.6% | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.1% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 14.6% | 20.5% | 6 |
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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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 435.32 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 5.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.1017 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 597.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 6.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.283 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 1,662 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Samoa?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Samoa was 18.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Samoa ranks 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.