Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Samoa
Samoa: Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita (capita) was 4,705 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita in Samoa, 2009–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita in Samoa stood at 4,705 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita in Samoa peaked at 4,705 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 651.88 current LCU per person, in 2013.
Samoa ranks 152nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2,827 current LCU per person | — |
| 2010 | 1,187 current LCU per person | -58.0% |
| 2011 | 3,339 current LCU per person | +181.3% |
| 2012 | 3,562 current LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 651.88 current LCU per person | -81.7% |
| 2014 | 3,354 current LCU per person | +414.5% |
| 2015 | 3,451 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 3,752 current LCU per person | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 3,404 current LCU per person | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 3,507 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 3,717 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 3,603 current LCU per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 3,332 current LCU per person | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 3,248 current LCU per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 4,071 current LCU per person | +25.3% |
| 2024 | 4,134 current LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 4,705 current LCU per person | +13.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 4,705 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37,938 current LCU per person, 12% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 4,705 current LCU per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37,938 current LCU per person, 12% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita (capita) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +414.5% | 651.88 current LCU per person | 3,354 current LCU per person |
| 2011 | +181.3% | 1,187 current LCU per person | 3,339 current LCU per person |
| 2013 | -81.7% | 3,562 current LCU per person | 651.88 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,827 current LCU per person | 2,827 current LCU per person | 2,827 current LCU per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,992 current LCU per person | 651.88 current LCU per person | 3,752 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,849 current LCU per person | 3,248 current LCU per person | 4,705 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 149 Georgia 5,054 current LCU per person compare
- 150 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 5,040 current LCU per person compare
- 151 Libya 4,883 current LCU per person compare
- 153 Tajikistan, Republic of 4,448 current LCU per person compare
- 154 Sierra Leone 4,448 current LCU per person compare
- 155 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,139 current LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita in Samoa?
- Gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita in Samoa was 4,705 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 4,705 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 651.88 current LCU per person in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 152nd out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. 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 fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross fixed capital formation (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 fixed capital formation (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross fixed capital formation 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 fixed capital formation (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.