American Samoa: Changes in inventories (current US$)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 176.32% from US$38 million in 2017. Since 2002 it is down 680% from US$5 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 (current US$) fell US$32 million on 2021 (from US$3 million to −US$29 million).

Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was −US$647,059 and a typical year strayed about US$17.73 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$26 million in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was US$49 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 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$4.47 million a year. A straight line explains 33% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

• Virgin Islands (US) — 2nd of 2: −US$95 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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

All 20 values

Changes in inventories (current US$) in nearby economies

• Australia — US$2.38 billion (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — US$31.97 million (2025)
• Cambodia — US$314.5 million (2025)
• China — US$155.38 billion (2024)
• Fiji — US$46.51 million (2024)
• French Polynesia — −US$10.57 million (2020)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$6.02 billion (2025)
• Indonesia — US$26.77 billion (2025)
• Japan — −US$5.63 billion (2024)
• Kiribati — US$3.01 million (2024)

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 (current US$)?

−US$29 million in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is down 680% from US$5 million in 2002. The highest value was US$46 million in 2016 and the lowest −US$29 million in 2022.

Is the latest change in changes in inventories (current US$) unusual for American Samoa?

In 2022, American Samoa's changes in inventories (current US$) fell US$32 million on 2021 (from US$3 million to −US$29 million). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was −US$647,059 and a typical year strayed about US$17.73 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.STKB.CD, 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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