Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita was 4,998 current US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita in Samoa, 2010–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita in Samoa is 4,998 current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita in Samoa peaked at 4,998 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,077 current US$ per person, in 2010.
That places Samoa 125th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,077 current US$ per person | — |
| 2011 | 3,386 current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 3,466 current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 3,505 current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 3,434 current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 3,541 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 3,560 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 3,668 current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 3,584 current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 3,673 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 3,446 current US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 3,382 current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 3,519 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 4,062 current US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 4,536 current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2025 | 4,998 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 4,998 current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,063 current US$ per person, 71% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 4,998 current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,638 current US$ per person, 89% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,489 current US$ per person | 3,077 current US$ per person | 3,673 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,991 current US$ per person | 3,382 current US$ per person | 4,998 current US$ per person | 6 |
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)
- 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) (current us$), per capita in Samoa?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita in Samoa was 4,998 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 4,998 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,077 current US$ per person in 2010.
- How does Samoa rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 125th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.