Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP in Samoa
Samoa: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP was 0.1043 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US) in Samoa, 2013–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.1043 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Samoa peaked at 0.1235 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0311 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
Samoa ranks 87th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit 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 | 0.0644 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0598 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0746 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +24.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0469 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -37.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0377 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0389 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1024 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +163.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1235 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1199 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1071 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2025 | 0.1043 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.1043 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0955 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.1043 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0749 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0522 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0311 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0746 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0993 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0389 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1235 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Samoa?
- Other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Samoa was 0.1043 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1235 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) 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, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us)?
- Samoa ranks 87th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. 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, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Currency and deposits (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.