Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Samoa
Samoa: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.1061 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Samoa, 2013–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Samoa is 0.1061 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Samoa peaked at 0.1248 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0311 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
That places Samoa 128th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Samoa, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.0311 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2014 | 0.0508 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +63.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0888 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +74.7% |
| 2016 | 0.087 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1039 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0588 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -43.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0495 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0484 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1074 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +121.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1248 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 2023 | 0.122 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1083 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1061 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.1061 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1541 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 69% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.1061 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1627 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 65% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0671 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0311 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1039 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.1028 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0484 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1248 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 125 Paraguay 0.1143 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 126 New Zealand 0.1114 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 127 Tajikistan 0.1085 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 129 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.103 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 130 Zambia 0.1027 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 131 Cameroon 0.0987 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Samoa?
- Other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Samoa was 0.1061 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1248 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0311 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 128th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.