Human development index vs gdp per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.708 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.708
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
122nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.712
in 2016
All-time low
0.655
in 1995
Years of data
29
1995–2023
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Samoa, 1995–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human development index vs gdp per capita in Samoa is 0.708, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.712 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.655, in 1995.
That places Samoa 122nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.655 | — |
| 1996 | 0.663 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.665 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.669 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.672 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.676 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.683 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.682 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.687 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.691 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.694 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.697 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.701 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.702 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.694 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.708 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.711 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.707 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.706 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.706 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.708 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.712 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.712 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.711 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.708 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.708 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.706 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.703 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.708 | +0.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.708 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7675, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.708 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.732, 97% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6648 | 0.655 | 0.672 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6907 | 0.676 | 0.702 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7089 | 0.706 | 0.712 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7062 | 0.703 | 0.708 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 human development index vs gdp per capita in Samoa?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Samoa was 0.708 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.712 in 2016.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.655 in 1995.
- How does Samoa rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Samoa ranks 122nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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