Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) in Samoa
Samoa: Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) was 1,414 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita in Samoa, 2009–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1,414 current LCU per person for gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Samoa peaked at 2,200 current LCU per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, -774.86 current LCU per person, in 2022.
That places Samoa 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 943.86 current LCU per person | — |
| 2010 | 963.97 current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1,147 current LCU per person | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 961.62 current LCU per person | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 809.98 current LCU per person | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 990.01 current LCU per person | +22.2% |
| 2015 | 1,543 current LCU per person | +55.8% |
| 2016 | 2,166 current LCU per person | +40.4% |
| 2017 | 2,030 current LCU per person | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 2,067 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2,200 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 1,455 current LCU per person | -33.9% |
| 2021 | 304.5 current LCU per person | -79.1% |
| 2022 | -774.86 current LCU per person | -354.5% |
| 2023 | 202.78 current LCU per person | -126.2% |
| 2024 | 1,102 current LCU per person | +443.5% |
| 2025 | 1,414 current LCU per person | +28.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,414 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,074 current LCU per person, 6% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,414 current LCU per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20,262 current LCU per person, 7% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita (capita LCU) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +443.5% | 202.78 current LCU per person | 1,102 current LCU per person |
| 2022 | -354.5% | 304.5 current LCU per person | -774.86 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 943.86 current LCU per person | 943.86 current LCU per person | 943.86 current LCU per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,488 current LCU per person | 809.98 current LCU per person | 2,200 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 617.23 current LCU per person | -774.86 current LCU per person | 1,455 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 148 Ecuador 1,743 current LCU per person compare
- 149 Zimbabwe 1,690 current LCU per person compare
- 150 Fiji 1,562 current LCU per person compare
- 152 Guatemala 690.18 current LCU per person compare
- 153 Papua New Guinea 664.72 current LCU per person
- 154 South Sudan 525.64 current LCU 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0322 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 189.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0235 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 138.02 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Samoa?
- Gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita in Samoa was 1,414 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,200 current LCU per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -774.86 current LCU per person in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 savings (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic savings (current LCU) 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 savings (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic savings Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- 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 savings (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.