American Samoa: External balance on goods and services (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, American Samoa's external balance on goods and services (current LCU) rose 94 million on 2021 (from -362 million to -268 million).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was −16.74 million and a typical year strayed about 57.65 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above 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 94 million in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 148 million 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 8.69 million a year. A straight line explains 31% 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

• Qatar — 1st of 6: 317.31 billion
• Virgin Islands (US) — 3rd of 6: -509 million
• Northern Mariana Islands — 4th of 6: -533 million
• Guam — 5th of 6: -3.88 billion

What this measures

The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 21 values

External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Australia — 16.32 billion (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 3.84 billion (2025)
• Cambodia — 2.48 trillion (2025)
• China — 5.87 trillion (2025)
• Fiji — -1.37 billion (2024)
• French Polynesia — -194.1 billion (2024)
• Guam — -3.88 billion (2022)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 95.62 billion (2025)
• Indonesia — 548.34 trillion (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 external balance on goods and services (current LCU)?

-268 million in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is down 509.09% from -44 million in 2002. The highest value was -29 million in 2009 and the lowest -362 million in 2021.

Is the latest change in external balance on goods and services (current LCU) unusual for American Samoa?

In 2022, American Samoa's external balance on goods and services (current LCU) rose 94 million on 2021 (from -362 million to -268 million). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was −16.74 million and a typical year strayed about 57.65 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.RSB.GNFS.CN, 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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