Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.3163 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3163 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
115th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.3267 million USD per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.117 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Samoa stood at 0.3163 million USD per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.3267 million USD per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.117 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Samoa 115th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.117 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1328 million USD per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1349 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1448 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1293 million USD per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1244 million USD per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.136 million USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1349 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1434 million USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1623 million USD per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1525 million USD per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1387 million USD per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1373 million USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1379 million USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1397 million USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1451 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1531 million USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1539 million USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1516 million USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1573 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1503 million USD per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1468 million USD per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1466 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1526 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1487 million USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1577 million USD per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1695 million USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1719 million USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1757 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1812 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1941 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2097 million USD per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2164 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2286 million USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2387 million USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2507 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2533 million USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2701 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2653 million USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2626 million USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2668 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2713 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2608 million USD per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2678 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2749 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2917 million USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3047 million USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3087 million USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3177 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3267 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2938 million USD per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2871 million USD per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2871 million USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3163 million USD per square kilometre | +10.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.3163 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4855 million USD per square kilometre, 65% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.3163 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5543 million USD per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.136 million USD per square kilometre | 0.117 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1623 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1467 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1373 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1573 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1601 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1466 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1812 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2389 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1941 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2701 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2891 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2608 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3267 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2961 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2871 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3163 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 112 Tunisia 0.327 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 113 Colombia 0.3222 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 114 Kiribati 0.3221 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 116 Ghana 0.3099 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 117 South Africa 0.2989 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 118 Uzbekistan 0.2978 million USD 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$), annual growth rate 17.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.3163 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3267 million USD per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.117 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 115th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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 US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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.