Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Samoa
Samoa: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square was 1.02 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Samoa, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Samoa is 1.02 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.7% on the previous year and up 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Samoa peaked at 1.02 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Samoa 161st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, 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 square in Samoa, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0105 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0125 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0136 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0164 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0183 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0191 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0218 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 0.025 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0257 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0328 million SLC per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0374 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0396 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0474 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0561 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0659 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0695 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0731 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0768 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0896 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0903 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0941 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0975 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1057 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1107 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1826 million SLC per square kilometre | +64.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1761 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1973 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2233 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1998 | 0.241 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2514 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2759 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3026 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3241 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3475 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3889 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4278 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4571 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6174 million SLC per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6389 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6038 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6135 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6378 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6275 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6519 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.674 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7471 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7887 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8101 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8321 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8695 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7948 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7883 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8291 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 1.02 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.02 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.79 million SLC per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.02 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.55 million SLC per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square 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% | 0.1107 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1826 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0196 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0105 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0328 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0646 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0374 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0903 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.168 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0941 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2514 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4384 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2759 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.6389 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7252 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.6135 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.8695 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8573 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.7883 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.02 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 158 Georgia 1.15 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 159 Panama 1.12 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 160 Belarus 1.06 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 162 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9723 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 163 Tunisia 0.9705 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 164 Tajikistan 0.9424 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, per square in Samoa?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Samoa was 1.02 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square?
- Samoa ranks 161st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.0%. 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 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 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 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 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.