American Samoa: GDP (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, American Samoa's GDP (current US$) rose 16.1% on 2021 (from US$750 million to US$871 million).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was +2.3% and a typical year strayed about 7.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 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 20.5% in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 15.1% 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 upward, about US$18.43 million a year. A straight line explains 53% 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.

How it compares

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Closest to American Samoa in the 2022 ranking

• Guam — 2nd of 5: US$6.91 billion
• Virgin Islands (US) — 3rd of 5: US$4.67 billion
• Northern Mariana Islands — 4th of 5: US$1.1 billion

What this measures

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. 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.

Limitations: Gross domestic product (GDP), though widely tracked, may not always be the most relevant summary of aggregated economic performance for all economies, especially when production occurs at the expense of consuming capital stock. While GDP estimates based on the production approach are generally more reliable than estimates compiled from the income or expenditure side, different countries use different definitions, methods, and reporting standards. World Bank staff review the quality of national accounts data and sometimes make adjustments to improve consistency with international guidelines. Nevertheless, significant discrepancies remain between international standards and actual practice.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 21 values

GDP (current US$) in nearby economies

• Australia — US$1.8 trillion (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — US$15.03 billion (2025)
• Cambodia — US$51.27 billion (2025)
• China — US$19.5 trillion (2025)
• Fiji — US$6.2 billion (2025)
• French Polynesia — US$6.32 billion (2024)
• Guam — US$6.91 billion (2022)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$427.31 billion (2025)
• Indonesia — US$1.45 trillion (2025)
• Japan — US$4.44 trillion (2025)
• Kiribati — US$349.23 million (2025)
• Korea, Rep. — US$1.87 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 GDP (current US$)?

US$871 million in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is up 70.12% from US$512 million in 2002 (2.69% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$871 million in 2022 and the lowest US$493 million in 2006.

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

In 2022, American Samoa's GDP (current US$) rose 16.1% on 2021 (from US$750 million to US$871 million). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was +2.3% and a typical year strayed about 7.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.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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