Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0044 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Samoa, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Samoa is 0.0044 million USD per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0044 million USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 million USD per person, in 1975.
That places Samoa 120th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0024 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +11.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0028 million USD per person | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0024 million USD per person | -12.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0023 million USD per person | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0024 million USD per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0028 million USD per person | +12.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0026 million USD per person | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0024 million USD per person | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 million USD per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 million USD per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0025 million USD per person | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 million USD per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 million USD per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 million USD per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 million USD per person | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0027 million USD per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 million USD per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 million USD per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.003 million USD per person | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0032 million USD per person | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0033 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 million USD per person | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0036 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 million USD per person | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 million USD per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.004 million USD per person | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 million USD per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 million USD per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0039 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 million USD per person | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0038 million USD per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 million USD per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 million USD per person | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 million USD per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 million USD per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0043 million USD per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 million USD per person | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 million USD per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 million USD per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 million USD per person | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0044 million USD per person | +8.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0044 million USD per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0066 million USD per person, 67% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0044 million USD per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0048 million USD per person, 92% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0025 million USD per person | 0.0023 million USD per person | 0.0028 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0025 million USD per person | 0.0023 million USD per person | 0.0026 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 million USD per person | 0.0024 million USD per person | 0.0028 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0036 million USD per person | 0.003 million USD per person | 0.004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 million USD per person | 0.0038 million USD per person | 0.0043 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 million USD per person | 0.0037 million USD per person | 0.0044 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 117 El Salvador 0.0046 million USD per person compare
- 118 Guatemala 0.0046 million USD per person compare
- 119 Tonga 0.0045 million USD per person compare
- 121 Indonesia 0.0044 million USD per person compare
- 122 Tunisia 0.0042 million USD per person compare
- 123 Sri Lanka 0.0042 million USD 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$), annual growth rate 17.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Samoa?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Samoa was 0.0044 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0044 million USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 million USD per person in 1975.
- How does Samoa rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 120th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
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- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.