Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Samoa
Samoa: Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita (capita US) was 1,764 current US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita in Samoa, 2009–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross capital formation (current us$), per capita in Samoa is 1,764 current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation (current us$), per capita in Samoa peaked at 1,764 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 362.85 current US$ per person, in 2013.
That places Samoa 97th out of 187 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.
Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,041 current US$ per person | — |
| 2010 | 516.12 current US$ per person | -50.4% |
| 2011 | 1,420 current US$ per person | +175.1% |
| 2012 | 1,586 current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 362.85 current US$ per person | -77.1% |
| 2014 | 1,487 current US$ per person | +309.8% |
| 2015 | 1,465 current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1,471 current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,386 current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 1,402 current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1,464 current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 1,361 current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 1,417 current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 1,330 current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 1,739 current US$ per person | +30.8% |
| 2024 | 1,565 current US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 1,764 current US$ per person | +12.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,764 current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,804 current US$ per person, 98% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,764 current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,778 current US$ per person, 99% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +309.8% | 362.85 current US$ per person | 1,487 current US$ per person |
| 2011 | +175.1% | 516.12 current US$ per person | 1,420 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,041 current US$ per person | 1,041 current US$ per person | 1,041 current US$ per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,256 current US$ per person | 362.85 current US$ per person | 1,586 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,529 current US$ per person | 1,330 current US$ per person | 1,764 current US$ per person | 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation (current us$), per capita in Samoa?
- Gross capital formation (current us$), per capita in Samoa was 1,764 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross capital formation (current us$), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,764 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation (current us$), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 362.85 current US$ per person in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for gross capital formation (current us$), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 97th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross capital formation (current US$) 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 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross capital formation Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross capital formation (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.