Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 in Samoa
Samoa: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 was 0.7229 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit in Samoa, 2010–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Samoa stood at 0.7229 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Samoa peaked at 1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7229 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
Samoa ranks 111th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 in Samoa, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2011 | 0.9564 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8814 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8548 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8605 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.867 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9143 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8828 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8815 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8849 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9036 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8639 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8593 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8193 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7614 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7229 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.7229 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7262 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 100% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.7229 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7912 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 91% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8991 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8548 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8217 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7229 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9036 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 108 Costa Rica 0.7254 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 109 Senegal 0.7233 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 110 El Salvador 0.723 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 112 Italy 0.7216 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 113 Liberia 0.7215 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 114 Azerbaijan 0.7178 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0322 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 189.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0235 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 138.02 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Samoa?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Samoa was 0.7229 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7229 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Samoa rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit?
- Samoa ranks 111th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
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Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.