American Samoa: Changes in inventories (constant LCU)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 141.86% from 43 million in 2017. Since 2002 it is down 357.14% from 7 million in 2002. The World Bank has no value for 1 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2022, American Samoa's changes in inventories (constant LCU) fell 20 million on 2021 (from 2 million to -18 million).

Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was −823,529 and a typical year strayed about 19.7 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 28 million in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 54 million in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 27% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to American Samoa in the 2022 ranking

• Seychelles — 1st of 3: 100
• Virgin Islands (US) — 3rd of 3: -29 million

What this measures

Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 20 values

Changes in inventories (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• Australia — 2.99 billion (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 39.62 million (2025)
• Cambodia — 1.28 trillion (2025)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 39.38 billion (2025)
• Indonesia — 214.22 trillion (2025)
• Kiribati — 5.05 million (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 7.67 trillion (2025)
• Lao PDR — 0 (2016)
• Macao SAR, China — 1.25 billion (2025)
• Malaysia — 8.59 billion (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for American Samoa

• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 11.76% (2021)
• Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
• Adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (current US$) — US$17.65 million (2021)
• Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
• Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) — 12,688 (2022)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$621 million (2022)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 621 million (2022)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure, linked series (current LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is American Samoa's changes in inventories (constant LCU)?

-18 million in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is down 357.14% from 7 million in 2002. The highest value was 56 million in 2016 and the lowest -18 million in 2022.

Is the latest change in changes in inventories (constant LCU) unusual for American Samoa?

In 2022, American Samoa's changes in inventories (constant LCU) fell 20 million on 2021 (from 2 million to -18 million). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was −823,529 and a typical year strayed about 19.7 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.STKB.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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