Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita was 0.0015 million USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in Samoa, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in Samoa is 0.0015 million USD per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0015 million USD per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million USD per person, in 1970.
Samoa ranks 107th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +17.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +14.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +30.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -15.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +28.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +26.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +19.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -12.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +87.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -23.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -49.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +47.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +33.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +79.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +28.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +53.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 million USD per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 million USD per person | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 million USD per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +0.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0015 million USD per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0018 million USD per person, 86% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0015 million USD per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0015 million USD per person, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +87.0% | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0009 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 million USD per person | 0.0013 million USD per person | 0.0015 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 million USD per person | 0.0012 million USD per person | 0.0015 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 104 Belize 0.0017 million USD per person compare
- 105 Thailand 0.0016 million USD per person compare
- 106 Moldova 0.0016 million USD per person compare
- 108 Gabon 0.0015 million USD per person compare
- 109 Marshall Islands 0.0015 million USD per person compare
- 110 Indonesia 0.0014 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6345 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 17.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in Samoa?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in Samoa was 0.0015 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 million USD per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 107th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 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 US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.