American Samoa's DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) was US$1 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is unchanged at from US$1 in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$1 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1 | 2014 |
| Highest | US$1 | 1960 |
| Lowest | US$1 | 1960 |
| Average since 2015 | US$1 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$1 | 1960 |
What the numbers say
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% 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 2024 ranking
- Faroe Islands — 1st of 6: US$6.89
- United Arab Emirates — 2nd of 6: US$3.67
- Guam — 4th of 6: US$1
- Northern Mariana Islands — 5th of 6: US$1
- Channel Islands — 6th of 6: US$0.78
What this measures
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.
All 50 values
| Year | DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2014 |
DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$1.55 (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — US$1.31 (2025)
- Cambodia — US$4,013 (2025)
- China — US$7.19 (2025)
- Fiji — US$2.3 (2025)
- French Polynesia — US$105.86 (2025)
- Guam — US$1 (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — US$7.8 (2025)
- Indonesia — US$16,478 (2025)
- Japan
More financial sector data for American Samoa
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$1 (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 135.04 (2022)
- GDP deflator, linked series (base year varies by country) — 135.04 (2022)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 14.15% (2022)
- Inflation, GDP deflator, linked series (annual % growth) — 14.15% (2022)
Every indicator for American Samoa is on the American Samoa data page.
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is American Samoa's DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$)?
- US$1 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is unchanged at from US$1 in 1960. The highest value was US$1 in 1960 and the lowest US$1 in 1960.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator PA.NUS.ATLS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); 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.
Want to ask your own questions of data like this? Try AnalyzeIt: upload a file or ask about public data in plain words, and every figure comes with its working.
Legal entity
Devansh Yadav
Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Governing law: Courts at Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Phone: +91 8433475698
Legal: legal@analyzeit.in