Gross capital formation in Samoa
Samoa: Gross capital formation was 30.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Samoa, 2009–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross capital formation in Samoa stood at 30.0%.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Samoa peaked at 40.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2013.
That places Samoa 36th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 31.7% | — |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -53.9% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | +153.7% |
| 2012 | 40.3% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -77.6% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | +314.0% |
| 2015 | 35.9% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 36.1% | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 29.0% | -19.5% |
| 2025 | 30.0% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 9.0% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 29.0% | 36.1% | 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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 8,680 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 6.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 10.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8511 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 4,998 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 11.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 13,913 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Samoa?
- Gross capital formation in Samoa was 30.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for gross capital formation?
- Samoa ranks 36th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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 Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. 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.