Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre was 45,845 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre in Samoa, 2013–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre in Samoa stood at 45,845 US dollar per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 422.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 45,845 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8,767 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2013.
Samoa ranks 109th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8,767 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2014 | 14,298 US dollar per square kilometre | +63.1% |
| 2015 | 25,846 US dollar per square kilometre | +80.8% |
| 2016 | 25,952 US dollar per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 33,058 US dollar per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 2018 | 18,569 US dollar per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 2019 | 16,249 US dollar per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 15,141 US dollar per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 33,209 US dollar per square kilometre | +119.3% |
| 2022 | 39,948 US dollar per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 45,845 US dollar per square kilometre | +14.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 45,845 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 106,101 US dollar per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 45,845 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97,394 US dollar per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20,391 US dollar per square kilometre | 8,767 US dollar per square kilometre | 33,058 US dollar per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2020s | 33,536 US dollar per square kilometre | 15,141 US dollar per square kilometre | 45,845 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 106 Chile 53,009 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 107 Nigeria 52,616 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 108 Haiti 46,328 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 110 Australia 45,018 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 111 Guinea 44,048 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 112 Tuvalu 41,709 US dollar 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 other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre in Samoa was 45,845 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 45,845 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,767 US dollar per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 109th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 422.9%. 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 Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment (Assets, Positions, 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.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other investment 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
Other investment (Assets, Positions, 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.