Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.1176 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Samoa is 0.1176 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.1176 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Samoa 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1972 | 0.004 million USD per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0052 million USD per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0062 million USD per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0069 million USD per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 0.008 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0073 million USD per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0073 million USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0061 million USD per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1988 | 0.01 million USD per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0094 million USD per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0093 million USD per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.009 million USD per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0109 million USD per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0096 million USD per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 0.018 million USD per square kilometre | +88.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0139 million USD per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0152 million USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre | -49.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0114 million USD per square kilometre | +48.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0125 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0125 million USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0143 million USD per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0157 million USD per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0164 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.022 million USD per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0397 million USD per square kilometre | +80.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0514 million USD per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0627 million USD per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0969 million USD per square kilometre | +54.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1044 million USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1017 million USD per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0946 million USD per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1024 million USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0986 million USD per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1031 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1039 million USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0975 million USD per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1133 million USD per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0913 million USD per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 0.098 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1083 million USD per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1176 million USD per square kilometre | +8.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.1176 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.126 million USD per square kilometre, 93% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.1176 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2024 million USD per square kilometre, 58% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +88.5% | 0.0096 million USD per square kilometre | 0.018 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0061 million USD per square kilometre | 0.01 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre | 0.018 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0259 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0627 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1016 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0946 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1133 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1038 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0913 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1176 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 97 Saudi Arabia 0.1385 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 98 Azerbaijan 0.13 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.122 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 101 Montenegro 0.1099 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 102 Chile 0.1077 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 103 Moldova 0.1048 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6345 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 17.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Samoa was 0.1176 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1176 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 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 US$ 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 US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 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 US$ 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.