Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in Samoa
Samoa: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 was 0.2407 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.2407 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
149th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.295 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0362 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1997
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in Samoa, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.2407 million SLC per square kilometre for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in Samoa peaked at 0.295 million SLC per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0362 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1997.
That places Samoa 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in Samoa, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0549 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0623 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0633 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0679 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0606 million SLC per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0584 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0637 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0632 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0676 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0755 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0715 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0668 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0609 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0664 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0725 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0725 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0686 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0802 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0841 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0883 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.082 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0779 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0888 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0808 million SLC per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0888 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0735 million SLC per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0766 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0362 million SLC per square kilometre | -52.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0585 million SLC per square kilometre | +61.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0608 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0655 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0716 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0674 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0668 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0639 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0622 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0806 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1084 million SLC per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1346 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1773 million SLC per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2497 million SLC per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2452 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2309 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2141 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2328 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2525 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2692 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2623 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2457 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.295 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2352 million SLC per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2307 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2401 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2407 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.2407 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9583 million SLC per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.2407 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.58 million SLC per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0637 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0549 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0755 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0732 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0609 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0883 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0724 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0362 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0888 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0898 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0622 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1773 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2497 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2141 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.295 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2367 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2307 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2407 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 146 Mozambique 0.2802 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 147 Tajikistan 0.2542 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 148 Greece 0.2437 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 150 Bahamas 0.2396 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 151 Croatia 0.2347 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 152 Ghana 0.2328 million SLC 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 fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in Samoa?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in Samoa was 0.2407 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.295 million SLC per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0362 million SLC per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Samoa rank for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015?
- Samoa ranks 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 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.