Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Samoa
Samoa: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate was -156.89 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Samoa, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Samoa recorded -156.89 % change on previous year for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 241.5% on the previous year and down 369.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Samoa peaked at 587.13 % change on previous year in 2008 and was at its lowest, -156.89 % change on previous year, in 2023.
That places Samoa 199th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -52.68 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 48.38 % change on previous year | -191.8% |
| 1993 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -92.8% |
| 1994 | -65 % change on previous year | -1973.2% |
| 1995 | 22.98 % change on previous year | -135.4% |
| 1996 | -67.79 % change on previous year | -395.0% |
| 1998 | -83.63 % change on previous year | +23.4% |
| 1999 | -124.21 % change on previous year | +48.5% |
| 2000 | -78.71 % change on previous year | -36.6% |
| 2001 | 222.23 % change on previous year | -382.3% |
| 2002 | 5.73 % change on previous year | -97.4% |
| 2003 | 47.79 % change on previous year | +733.5% |
| 2004 | 148.43 % change on previous year | +210.5% |
| 2005 | -54.92 % change on previous year | -137.0% |
| 2006 | 463.99 % change on previous year | -944.8% |
| 2007 | -76.51 % change on previous year | -116.5% |
| 2008 | 587.13 % change on previous year | -867.4% |
| 2009 | -79 % change on previous year | -113.5% |
| 2010 | -96.13 % change on previous year | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 35.75 % change on previous year | -137.2% |
| 2013 | -33.42 % change on previous year | -193.5% |
| 2014 | 64.02 % change on previous year | -291.6% |
| 2015 | 23.35 % change on previous year | -63.5% |
| 2016 | -90.58 % change on previous year | -487.8% |
| 2017 | 249.63 % change on previous year | -375.6% |
| 2018 | 86.99 % change on previous year | -65.2% |
| 2019 | -126.61 % change on previous year | -245.5% |
| 2020 | 195.53 % change on previous year | -254.4% |
| 2021 | 99.14 % change on previous year | -49.3% |
| 2022 | -45.94 % change on previous year | -146.3% |
| 2023 | -156.89 % change on previous year | +241.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's -156.89 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -14.07 % change on previous year, 11.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's -156.89 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -23.73 % change on previous year, 6.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -1973.2% | 3.47 % change on previous year | -65 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -39.81 % change on previous year | -124.21 % change on previous year | 48.38 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 118.62 % change on previous year | -79 % change on previous year | 587.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.56 % change on previous year | -126.61 % change on previous year | 249.63 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.96 % change on previous year | -156.89 % change on previous year | 195.53 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 196 South Sudan -101.34 % change on previous year compare
- 197 Finland -126.84 % change on previous year compare
- 198 Netherlands Antilles (former) -150.94 % change on previous year compare
- 200 Aruba -164.64 % change on previous year compare
- 201 Yemen -174.12 % change on previous year compare
- 202 Iraq -179.41 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6345 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 395,277 BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.22 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -40.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.13 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 17.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Samoa?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Samoa was -156.89 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 587.13 % change on previous year in 2008.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -156.89 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Samoa rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 199th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 369.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.