GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita in Samoa
Samoa: GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita was 9,304 current international $ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita in Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 9,304 current international $ per person for gni, ppp (current international $), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni, ppp (current international $), per capita in Samoa peaked at 9,304 current international $ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,038 current international $ per person, in 1994.
Samoa ranks 144th of 203 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.
GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | current international $ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,908 current international $ per person | — |
| 1991 | 2,900 current international $ per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 2,838 current international $ per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 3,042 current international $ per person | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 2,038 current international $ per person | -33.0% |
| 1995 | 2,162 current international $ per person | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 2,433 current international $ per person | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 2,468 current international $ per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 2,542 current international $ per person | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 2,645 current international $ per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 2,887 current international $ per person | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 3,118 current international $ per person | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 3,303 current international $ per person | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 3,515 current international $ per person | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 3,719 current international $ per person | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 4,059 current international $ per person | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 4,270 current international $ per person | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 4,410 current international $ per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 4,626 current international $ per person | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 4,670 current international $ per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 5,076 current international $ per person | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 5,288 current international $ per person | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 5,153 current international $ per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 5,201 current international $ per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 5,264 current international $ per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 5,569 current international $ per person | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 6,005 current international $ per person | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 6,096 current international $ per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 6,109 current international $ per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 6,378 current international $ per person | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 6,255 current international $ per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 6,247 current international $ per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 6,742 current international $ per person | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 8,111 current international $ per person | +20.3% |
| 2024 | 8,636 current international $ per person | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 9,304 current international $ per person | +7.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 9,304 current international $ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19,973 current international $ per person, 47% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 9,304 current international $ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17,190 current international $ per person, 54% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GNI, PPP (current international $), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -33.0% | 3,042 current international $ per person | 2,038 current international $ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,598 current international $ per person | 2,038 current international $ per person | 3,042 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,858 current international $ per person | 2,887 current international $ per person | 4,670 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,614 current international $ per person | 5,076 current international $ per person | 6,378 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,549 current international $ per person | 6,247 current international $ per person | 9,304 current international $ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 141 Marshall Islands 10,594 current international $ per person compare
- 142 Angola 9,838 current international $ per person compare
- 143 Laos 9,802 current international $ per person compare
- 145 Tonga 9,238 current international $ per person compare
- 146 Nigeria 9,234 current international $ per person compare
- 147 Kyrgyzstan 9,116 current international $ per person 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 gni, ppp (current international $), per capita in Samoa?
- Gni, ppp (current international $), per capita in Samoa was 9,304 current international $ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni, ppp (current international $), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 9,304 current international $ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gni, ppp (current international $), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,038 current international $ per person in 1994.
- How does Samoa rank for gni, ppp (current international $), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 144th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni, ppp (current international $), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. 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 GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI, 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.
GNI, PPP (current international $) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
GNI, 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.