Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in Samoa
Samoa: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per was 0.0042 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in Samoa, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in Samoa stood at 0.0042 million SLC per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in Samoa peaked at 0.0042 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 million SLC per person, in 1970.
That places Samoa 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, 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, per in Samoa, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 million SLC per person | +16.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +18.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +24.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +28.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +26.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +21.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +23.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +23.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +84.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | -25.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | -47.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +69.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +36.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | +69.4% |
| 2008 | 0.002 million SLC per person | +29.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 million SLC per person | +39.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 million SLC per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 million SLC per person | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 million SLC per person | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 million SLC per person | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0035 million SLC per person | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 million SLC per person | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 million SLC per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 million SLC per person | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.004 million SLC per person | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 million SLC per person | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 million SLC per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 million SLC per person | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0042 million SLC per person | +1.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0042 million SLC per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0292 million SLC per person, 14% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0042 million SLC per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0231 million SLC per person, 18% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per 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 | +84.5% | 0.0004 million SLC per person | 0.0007 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 million SLC per person | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 0.0004 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 million SLC per person | 0.0003 million SLC per person | 0.0007 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 million SLC per person | 0.0006 million SLC per person | 0.0025 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 million SLC per person | 0.0031 million SLC per person | 0.004 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 million SLC per person | 0.0032 million SLC per person | 0.0042 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 166 Latvia 0.005 million SLC per person compare
- 167 Libya 0.0043 million SLC per person compare
- 168 Solomon Islands 0.0042 million SLC per person compare
- 170 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0038 million SLC per person compare
- 171 Ghana 0.0035 million SLC per person compare
- 172 Greece 0.0035 million SLC 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)
- 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, per in Samoa?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in Samoa was 0.0042 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per?
- Samoa ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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, per capita. 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 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 — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.