Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Samoa
Samoa: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 0.0463 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Samoa, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Samoa stood at 0.0463 million SLC per square kilometre.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Samoa peaked at 0.0821 million SLC per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Samoa 173rd out of 194 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.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Samoa, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0014 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0017 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0018 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0025 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0026 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.003 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0034 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0035 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0044 million SLC per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0051 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0054 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0064 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0076 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0089 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0094 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0099 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0104 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0121 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0122 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0127 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0133 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0143 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0146 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0262 million SLC per square kilometre | +79.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0228 million SLC per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0242 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0244 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0285 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0311 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0345 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0417 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0445 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0521 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0517 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0553 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0492 million SLC per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0821 million SLC per square kilometre | +66.9% |
| 2008 | 0.07 million SLC per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0529 million SLC per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0536 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0562 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0514 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0472 million SLC per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.046 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0469 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0489 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0451 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0354 million SLC per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2019 | 0.039 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0361 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0387 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0428 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0463 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0463 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9063 million SLC per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0463 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9982 million SLC per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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 | +79.6% | 0.0146 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0262 million SLC per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +66.9% | 0.0492 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0821 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0027 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0014 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0044 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0087 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0051 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0122 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0212 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0127 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0311 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0534 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0345 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0821 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.047 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0354 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0562 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.041 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0361 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0463 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 170 Ecuador 0.0596 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 171 Marshall Islands 0.053 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 172 Panama 0.0526 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 174 Solomon Islands 0.0449 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 175 Namibia 0.0311 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 176 Canada 0.0303 million SLC 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)
- 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 value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Samoa?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Samoa was 0.0463 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0821 million SLC per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Samoa rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Samoa ranks 173rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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.