Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.0149 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Samoa, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Samoa is 0.0149 million SLC per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0149 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 million SLC per person, in 1970.
That places Samoa 173rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +16.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +18.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +26.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 million SLC per person | +19.2% |
| 1983 | 0.001 million SLC per person | +18.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +17.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0012 million SLC per person | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 million SLC per person | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 million SLC per person | +16.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 million SLC per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 million SLC per person | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 million SLC per person | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.003 million SLC per person | +63.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0029 million SLC per person | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 million SLC per person | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0036 million SLC per person | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0038 million SLC per person | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0039 million SLC per person | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0043 million SLC per person | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0047 million SLC per person | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 0.005 million SLC per person | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0053 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0059 million SLC per person | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0065 million SLC per person | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0069 million SLC per person | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0093 million SLC per person | +34.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0095 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0089 million SLC per person | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.009 million SLC per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0093 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.009 million SLC per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0093 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0095 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0105 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.011 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.011 million SLC per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0111 million SLC per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0115 million SLC per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0104 million SLC per person | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0103 million SLC per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0107 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.013 million SLC per person | +21.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0149 million SLC per person | +14.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0149 million SLC per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1236 million SLC per person, 12% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0149 million SLC per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1023 million SLC per person, 15% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita 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 | +63.6% | 0.0018 million SLC per person | 0.003 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0004 million SLC per person | 0.0002 million SLC per person | 0.0006 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 million SLC per person | 0.0006 million SLC per person | 0.0015 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0027 million SLC per person | 0.0016 million SLC per person | 0.0039 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0066 million SLC per person | 0.0043 million SLC per person | 0.0095 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0101 million SLC per person | 0.009 million SLC per person | 0.0115 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0119 million SLC per person | 0.0103 million SLC per person | 0.0149 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 170 Palau 0.0177 million SLC per person compare
- 171 Belize 0.0169 million SLC per person compare
- 172 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0161 million SLC per person compare
- 174 Tajikistan 0.0143 million SLC per person compare
- 175 Fiji 0.0143 million SLC per person compare
- 176 Tunisia 0.0136 million SLC per person 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, per capita in Samoa?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Samoa was 0.0149 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0149 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 173rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 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 Product — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.