Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0011 million USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Samoa, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.0011 million USD per person for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0015 million USD per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 million USD per person, in 1997.
Samoa ranks 115th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0004 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +11.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -12.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +16.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -17.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -53.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +60.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +29.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +33.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +23.2% |
| 2009 | 0.001 million USD per person | +30.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +39.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 million USD per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 million USD per person | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -6.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0011 million USD per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0015 million USD per person, 74% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0011 million USD per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0014 million USD per person, 78% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 million USD per person | 0.0012 million USD per person | 0.0015 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 0.0012 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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$), annual growth rate 17.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Samoa?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Samoa was 0.0011 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 million USD per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 million USD per person in 1997.
- How does Samoa rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 115th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.