Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) in Samoa
Samoa: Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) was 4,910 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita in Samoa, 2009–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita in Samoa stood at 4,910 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita in Samoa peaked at 4,910 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 829.06 current LCU per person, in 2013.
That places Samoa 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2,842 current LCU per person | — |
| 2010 | 1,310 current LCU per person | -53.9% |
| 2011 | 3,389 current LCU per person | +158.8% |
| 2012 | 3,649 current LCU per person | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 829.06 current LCU per person | -77.3% |
| 2014 | 3,453 current LCU per person | +316.6% |
| 2015 | 3,551 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 3,844 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 3,515 current LCU per person | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 3,599 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 3,834 current LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 3,671 current LCU per person | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 3,642 current LCU per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 3,466 current LCU per person | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 4,750 current LCU per person | +37.1% |
| 2024 | 4,313 current LCU per person | -9.2% |
| 2025 | 4,910 current LCU per person | +13.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 4,910 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37,476 current LCU per person, 13% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 4,910 current LCU per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 38,732 current LCU per person, 13% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +316.6% | 829.06 current LCU per person | 3,453 current LCU per person |
| 2011 | +158.8% | 1,310 current LCU per person | 3,389 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,842 current LCU per person | 2,842 current LCU per person | 2,842 current LCU per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,097 current LCU per person | 829.06 current LCU per person | 3,844 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,125 current LCU per person | 3,466 current LCU per person | 4,910 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 153 Slovak Republic 5,073 current LCU per person compare
- 154 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 5,056 current LCU per person compare
- 155 Turkmenistan 4,925 current LCU per person
- 157 Libya 4,883 current LCU per person compare
- 158 Tajikistan, Republic of 4,770 current LCU per person compare
- 159 Sierra Leone 4,448 current LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0322 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 189.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0235 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 138.02 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita in Samoa?
- Gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita in Samoa was 4,910 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 4,910 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 829.06 current LCU per person in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. 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 Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross capital formation (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross capital formation (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross capital formation Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- 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
Gross capital formation (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.