American Samoa: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, American Samoa's exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) rose 10.4% on 2021 (from 338.7 million to 373.96 million).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was −4% and a typical year strayed about 16.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above 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 30.7% in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 36.9% in 2010. 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 13.33 million a year. A straight line explains 50% 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

• Syrian Arab Republic — 1st of 5: 76.84 billion
• Virgin Islands (US) — 2nd of 5: 3.02 billion
• Guam — 3rd of 5: 464.01 million
• Northern Mariana Islands — 5th of 5: 224.53 million

What this measures

Exports as a capacity to import equals the current price value of exports of goods and services deflated by the import price index. 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 21 values

Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• Australia — 638.32 billion (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 13.33 billion (2025)
• Cambodia — 118.84 trillion (2025)
• Guam — 464.01 million (2022)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 6.19 trillion (2025)
• Indonesia — 3,012.27 trillion (2025)
• Japan — 93.13 trillion (2024)
• Kiribati — 19.02 million (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 902.96 trillion (2025)
• Lao PDR

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 exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU)?

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

How has it changed since 2002?

It is down 61.47% from 970.56 million in 2002 (4.66% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 970.56 million in 2002 and the lowest 338.7 million in 2021.

Is the latest change in exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) unusual for American Samoa?

In 2022, American Samoa's exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) rose 10.4% on 2021 (from 338.7 million to 373.96 million). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was −4% and a typical year strayed about 16.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.EXP.CAPM.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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