Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) … US square kilometre current in Samoa
Samoa: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) … US square kilometre current was 316,544 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square in Samoa, 2010–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square in Samoa is 316,544 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square in Samoa peaked at 316,544 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 209,884 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2010.
Samoa ranks 122nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) … US square kilometre current in Samoa, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 209,884 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 232,991 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 240,653 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 245,560 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 242,706 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 252,484 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 255,956 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 270,994 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 267,653 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 277,185 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 262,710 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 260,104 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 272,514 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 316,544 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 316,544 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 564,324 current US$ per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 316,544 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 688,129 current US$ per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 249,607 current US$ per square kilometre | 209,884 current US$ per square kilometre | 277,185 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 277,968 current US$ per square kilometre | 260,104 current US$ per square kilometre | 316,544 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 119 Kiribati 367,670 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 120 Oman 345,105 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 121 Ghana 331,072 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 123 Belarus 313,324 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 124 Colombia 298,471 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 125 Tunisia 296,817 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square in Samoa?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square in Samoa was 316,544 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 316,544 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 209,884 current US$ per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Samoa rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square?
- Samoa ranks 122nd out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) 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.