Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita was -0 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita in Samoa, 2003–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita in Samoa stood at -0 million USD per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 99.4% on the previous year and down 100.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0001 million USD per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0 million USD per person, in 2003.
That places Samoa 129th out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -0 million USD per person | — |
| 2004 | -0 million USD per person | -85.8% |
| 2011 | 0 million USD per person | -178.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +1781.1% |
| 2013 | 0 million USD per person | -99.1% |
| 2014 | 0 million USD per person | +4383.6% |
| 2015 | 0 million USD per person | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +299.3% |
| 2017 | 0 million USD per person | -99.4% |
| 2018 | 0 million USD per person | -62.3% |
| 2019 | 0 million USD per person | +11221.2% |
| 2020 | 0 million USD per person | -63.9% |
| 2021 | 0 million USD per person | -54.5% |
| 2022 | -0 million USD per person | -112.7% |
| 2023 | -0 million USD per person | -99.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's -0 million USD per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 million USD per person. (44 countries reporting)
- Samoa's -0 million USD per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 million USD per person. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, per capita in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +11221.2% | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person |
| 2014 | +4383.6% | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person |
| 2012 | +1781.1% | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0 million USD per person | -0 million USD per person | -0 million USD per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0 million USD per person | -0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6345 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0322 units per US$ 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 total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita in Samoa?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita in Samoa was -0 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 million USD per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0 million USD per person in 2003.
- How does Samoa rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 129th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, per capita 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$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.