Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Samoa
Samoa: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 0.81 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.81 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
154th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.8366 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.2997 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Samoa, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.81 million SLC per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Samoa peaked at 0.8366 million SLC per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2997 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Samoa 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Samoa, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2997 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.3401 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3455 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3707 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3311 million SLC per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3186 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3482 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3455 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3671 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4157 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3905 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3552 million SLC per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3516 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3531 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3576 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3717 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3921 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.394 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3883 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4027 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3849 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3761 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3753 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3907 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3808 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4037 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4341 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4401 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.45 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4641 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.497 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.537 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5541 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5854 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6112 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6421 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6486 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6917 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6795 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6725 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6834 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6948 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6679 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6858 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.704 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7471 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7804 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7905 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8137 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8366 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7523 million SLC per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7352 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7352 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.81 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.81 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.02 million SLC per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.81 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.18 million SLC per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3482 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2997 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4157 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3757 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3516 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4027 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.41 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3753 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4641 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6119 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.497 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.6917 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7404 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.6679 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.8366 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7582 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.7352 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.81 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 151 Panama 1.02 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 152 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.9897 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 153 Lesotho 0.9465 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 155 Cuba 0.7892 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 156 Brazil 0.7806 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 157 Lithuania 0.7725 million SLC per square kilometre 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)
- 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 product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Samoa?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Samoa was 0.81 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8366 million SLC per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2997 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Samoa ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.