Gross domestic income (constant LCU), per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Gross domestic income (constant LCU), per capita was 12,536 constant LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic income (constant LCU), per capita in Samoa, 2009–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic income (constant lcu), per capita in Samoa is 12,536 constant LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic income (constant lcu), per capita in Samoa peaked at 12,536 constant LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8,933 constant LCU per person, in 2009.
That places Samoa 148th out of 179 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 domestic income (constant LCU), per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8,933 constant LCU per person | — |
| 2010 | 9,404 constant LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 9,789 constant LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 9,374 constant LCU per person | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 9,241 constant LCU per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 9,347 constant LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 9,721 constant LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 10,378 constant LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 10,388 constant LCU per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 10,655 constant LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 10,971 constant LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 10,519 constant LCU per person | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 9,430 constant LCU per person | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 9,604 constant LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 11,014 constant LCU per person | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 12,075 constant LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 2025 | 12,536 constant LCU per person | +3.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 12,536 constant LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74,749 constant LCU per person, 17% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 12,536 constant LCU per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 82,461 constant LCU per person, 15% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,933 constant LCU per person | 8,933 constant LCU per person | 8,933 constant LCU per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 9,927 constant LCU per person | 9,241 constant LCU per person | 10,971 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,863 constant LCU per person | 9,430 constant LCU per person | 12,536 constant LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13,914 constant LCU per person compare
- 146 American Samoa 13,424 constant LCU per person compare
- 147 Belize 12,744 constant LCU per person compare
- 149 Bulgaria 11,685 constant LCU per person compare
- 150 Lesotho 10,807 constant LCU per person compare
- 151 Eritrea 10,588 constant LCU per person
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 gross domestic income (constant lcu), per capita in Samoa?
- Gross domestic income (constant lcu), per capita in Samoa was 12,536 constant LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic income (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 12,536 constant LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross domestic income (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,933 constant LCU per person in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for gross domestic income (constant lcu), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 148th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic income (constant lcu), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. 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 domestic income (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic income (constant 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 domestic income (constant LCU) ÷ Population, total
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- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross domestic income (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.