Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.3713 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Samoa is 0.3713 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 20.4% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.3713 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0146 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Samoa 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0146 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0174 million USD per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0202 million USD per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0266 million USD per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0302 million USD per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0302 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0275 million USD per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0318 million USD per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1978 | 0.035 million USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0397 million USD per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0407 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0383 million USD per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0393 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0362 million USD per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0354 million USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.031 million USD per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0327 million USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0362 million USD per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0431 million USD per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0398 million USD per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0407 million USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0406 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0428 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0431 million USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.072 million USD per square kilometre | +67.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0712 million USD per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0801 million USD per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0873 million USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0818 million USD per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0834 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.084 million USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.087 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.096 million USD per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1169 million USD per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1399 million USD per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1578 million USD per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1645 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.236 million USD per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2416 million USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2211 million USD per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2469 million USD per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2752 million USD per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2737 million USD per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2821 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2891 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2917 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3075 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3172 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3216 million USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3283 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2982 million USD per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3084 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3083 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3713 million USD per square kilometre | +20.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.3713 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5987 million USD per square kilometre, 62% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.3713 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6593 million USD per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +67.1% | 0.0431 million USD per square kilometre | 0.072 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0273 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0146 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0397 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0373 million USD per square kilometre | 0.031 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0431 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0643 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0406 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0873 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1545 million USD per square kilometre | 0.084 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2416 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2933 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2469 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3283 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3216 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2982 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3713 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 109 Equatorial Guinea 0.432 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 110 Nigeria 0.4117 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 111 Pakistan 0.389 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 113 Kiribati 0.3563 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 114 Belarus 0.354 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 115 Oman 0.3422 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6345 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 17.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.3713 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3713 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0146 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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$ 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.