Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Samoa
Samoa: Inflation, GDP deflator was 6.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Samoa, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inflation, gdp deflator in Samoa is 6.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.8% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Samoa peaked at 68.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, -7.0%, in 1995.
Samoa ranks 50th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator in Samoa, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.4% | — |
| 1972 | 7.7% | +73.9% |
| 1973 | 11.8% | +54.5% |
| 1974 | 25.3% | +113.5% |
| 1975 | 8.4% | -66.9% |
| 1976 | 4.5% | -45.8% |
| 1977 | 15.2% | +234.3% |
| 1978 | -2.9% | -119.4% |
| 1979 | 14.3% | -585.9% |
| 1980 | 22.0% | +53.9% |
| 1981 | 16.2% | -26.3% |
| 1982 | 20.9% | +28.9% |
| 1983 | 17.9% | -14.4% |
| 1984 | 15.9% | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | -90.3% |
| 1986 | -0.3% | -120.1% |
| 1987 | 4.5% | -1558.6% |
| 1988 | 18.4% | +306.7% |
| 1989 | -2.8% | -115.2% |
| 1990 | 9.0% | -422.6% |
| 1991 | 6.1% | -32.1% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | +40.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -92.4% |
| 1994 | 68.2% | +10320.8% |
| 1995 | -7.0% | -110.2% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | -165.8% |
| 1997 | 11.8% | +157.9% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -71.2% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -67.0% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +84.2% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +62.3% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -56.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +72.0% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +177.6% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -43.5% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +32.0% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +42.0% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +21.8% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -81.6% |
| 2010 | -5.1% | -406.7% |
| 2011 | -0.9% | -82.3% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -542.5% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -41.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -63.6% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +364.7% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -43.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -86.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +260.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +36.6% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -18.5% |
| 2021 | -0.7% | -158.1% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -458.4% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +168.5% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +23.4% |
| 2025 | 6.2% | -26.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 6.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3%, 1.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 6.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.6%, 2.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inflation, GDP deflator 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +10320.8% | 0.7% | 68.2% |
| 1987 | +1558.6% | -0.3% | 4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.9% | -2.9% | 25.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.4% | -2.8% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.7% | -7.0% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -5.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | -0.7% | 8.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 47 Bangladesh 6.5% compare
- 48 Hungary 6.3% compare
- 49 Guinea 6.2% compare
- 51 Namibia 6.1% compare
- 52 Turkmenistan 6.0% compare
- 53 Channel Islands 5.8% 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 inflation, gdp deflator in Samoa?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Samoa was 6.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.0% in 1995.
- How does Samoa rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Samoa ranks 50th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.