Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency in Samoa
Samoa: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency was 2.24 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency in Samoa, 1970–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency in Samoa is 2.24, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency in Samoa peaked at 2.24 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0298, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 183rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0298 | — |
| 1971 | 0.0353 | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0386 | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0464 | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0519 | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0541 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0618 | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0706 | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0728 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0927 | +27.3% |
| 1980 | 0.106 | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 0.112 | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1341 | +19.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1588 | +18.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1864 | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1967 | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2069 | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2173 | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2535 | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2555 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2662 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.276 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.299 | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3133 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5167 | +64.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4984 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5584 | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 0.632 | +13.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6822 | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7114 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7809 | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8564 | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9171 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9835 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1 | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 1.21 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 1.29 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 1.73 | +34.5% |
| 2008 | 1.78 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.68 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.72 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.76 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.73 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.77 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.82 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.02 | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 2.11 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 2.11 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.16 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.24 | +3.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 2.24 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 697.54, 0% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 2.24 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 434.67, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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 | +64.9% | 0.3133 | 0.5167 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0554 | 0.0298 | 0.0927 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1827 | 0.106 | 0.2555 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4754 | 0.2662 | 0.7114 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 | 0.7809 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 | 1.72 | 2.24 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 180 Grenada 3.27 compare
- 181 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.84 compare
- 182 Liberia 2.58 compare
- 184 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.23 compare
- 185 East Timor 2.02 compare
- 186 Dominica 1.57 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)
- 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 domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency in Samoa?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency in Samoa was 2.24 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0298 in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency?
- Samoa ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.