Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Samoa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Samoa recorded -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 156.9% on the previous year and down 119.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 0.0192 million USD per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.0016 million USD per square kilometre, in 2019.
Samoa ranks 164th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0086 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | -52.7% |
| 1992 | 0.006 million USD per square kilometre | +48.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0063 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | -65.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -67.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0139 million USD per square kilometre | +1504.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | -83.6% |
| 1999 | -0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | -124.2% |
| 2000 | -0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +78.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | -222.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | +47.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | +148.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | -54.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre | +464.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | -76.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0192 million USD per square kilometre | +587.1% |
| 2009 | 0.004 million USD per square kilometre | -79.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -96.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 million USD per square kilometre | +3221.7% |
| 2012 | 0.007 million USD per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre | +64.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -90.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | +255.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre | +87.0% |
| 2019 | -0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | -126.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | -195.5% |
| 2021 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | +99.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | -45.9% |
| 2023 | -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -156.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +3221.7% | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0052 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +1504.9% | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0139 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0046 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0139 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | -0.001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0192 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 161 Suriname -0.0005 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 162 Papua New Guinea -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 163 Lesotho -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 165 Yemen -0.001 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 166 French Polynesia -0.0018 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 167 Angola -0.002 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6345 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0322 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Samoa was -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0192 million USD per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0016 million USD per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Samoa rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 164th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 119.8%. 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$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.