IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per square kilometre was 6,934 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per square kilometre in Samoa stood at 6,934 units per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 7,444 units per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Samoa 93rd out of 189 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.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 1,349 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 1,609 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1977 | 1,558 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 2,610 units per square kilometre | +67.5% |
| 1979 | 2,942 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 3,186 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1981 | 3,685 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 3,220 units per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1983 | 4,321 units per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 1984 | 4,943 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1985 | 5,659 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1986 | 5,749 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 5,609 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 4,080 units per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1989 | 3,316 units per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1990 | 3,293 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 3,098 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 3,809 units per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1993 | 3,804 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 4,043 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 4,113 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 3,979 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 3,730 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 3,893 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 5,298 units per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 2000 | 5,027 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 4,849 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 5,240 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 5,729 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 5,992 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 5,514 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 5,804 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 6,097 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 5,942 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 6,048 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 5,941 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 5,923 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 5,929 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 5,941 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 5,590 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 5,346 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 6,825 units per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 2017 | 7,361 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 7,188 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 7,147 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 7,444 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 7,234 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 6,878 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 6,934 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 6,934 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,429 units per square kilometre, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 6,934 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,080 units per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +67.5% | 1,558 units per square kilometre | 2,610 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,007 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 2,942 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,377 units per square kilometre | 3,186 units per square kilometre | 5,749 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,906 units per square kilometre | 3,098 units per square kilometre | 5,298 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,624 units per square kilometre | 4,849 units per square kilometre | 6,097 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,319 units per square kilometre | 5,346 units per square kilometre | 7,361 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,123 units per square kilometre | 6,878 units per square kilometre | 7,444 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 90 Senegal 7,296 units per square kilometre compare
- 91 Gambia 7,015 units per square kilometre compare
- 92 Haiti 6,974 units per square kilometre compare
- 94 Lithuania 6,914 units per square kilometre compare
- 95 Morocco 6,749 units per square kilometre compare
- 96 Latvia 6,689 units 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)
- 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 imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per square kilometre in Samoa was 6,934 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7,444 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 93rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar 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.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar International Monetary Fund
- 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
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar 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.