Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Samoa
Samoa: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was -0.0005 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Samoa, 2003–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Samoa stood at -0.0005 million USD.
The figure is up 99.4% on the previous year and down 100.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Samoa peaked at 15.29 million USD in 2016 and was at its lowest, -5.04 million USD, in 2003.
Samoa ranks 154th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Samoa, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -5.04 million USD | — |
| 2004 | -0.7192 million USD | -85.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5933 million USD | -182.5% |
| 2012 | 11.26 million USD | +1798.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0979 million USD | -99.1% |
| 2014 | 4.43 million USD | +4423.6% |
| 2015 | 3.8 million USD | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 15.29 million USD | +302.7% |
| 2017 | 0.099 million USD | -99.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0377 million USD | -61.9% |
| 2019 | 4.31 million USD | +11341.1% |
| 2020 | 1.57 million USD | -63.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7211 million USD | -54.2% |
| 2022 | -0.0921 million USD | -112.8% |
| 2023 | -0.0005 million USD | -99.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's -0.0005 million USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.33 million USD. (44 countries reporting)
- Samoa's -0.0005 million USD is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.94 million USD. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +11341.1% | 0.0377 million USD | 4.31 million USD |
| 2014 | +4423.6% | 0.0979 million USD | 4.43 million USD |
| 2012 | +1798.4% | 0.5933 million USD | 11.26 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.88 million USD | -5.04 million USD | -0.7192 million USD | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.44 million USD | 0.0377 million USD | 15.29 million USD | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5504 million USD | -0.0921 million USD | 1.57 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 151 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0067 million USD compare
- 152 Central African Republic 0.0013 million USD
- 153 Rwanda 0.001 million USD compare
- 155 Gambia -0.6091 million USD compare
- 156 Equatorial Guinea -0.6878 million USD compare
- 157 Dominica -0.7956 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6345 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0322 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Samoa?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Samoa was -0.0005 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.29 million USD in 2016.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.04 million USD in 2003.
- How does Samoa rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Samoa ranks 154th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.5%. 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 outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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 outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.