American Samoa: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, American Samoa's households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) fell 848.32 on 2021 (from 13,537 to 12,688).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was +151.24 and a typical year strayed about 408.25 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,062 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 848.32 in 2022. 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 350.69 a year. A straight line explains 90% 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

• Virgin Islands (US) — 1st of 5: 27,441
• Guam — 2nd of 5: 21,095
• Northern Mariana Islands — 3rd of 5: 16,049
• Syrian Arab Republic — 5th of 5: 2,602

What this measures

This indicator provides values for final consumption expenditure per person expressed in constant international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. 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 is 2021. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.

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

All 21 values

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) in nearby economies

• Australia — 29,124 (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 20,588 (2025)
• Cambodia — 3,964 (2025)
• China — 9,311 (2024)
• Guam — 21,095 (2022)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 41,249 (2025)
• Indonesia — 7,504 (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$0 (2021)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$621 million (2022)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 621 million (2022)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure, linked series (current LCU) — 621 million (2022)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is American Samoa's households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)?

12,688 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is up 18.99% from 10,663 in 2002 (0.87% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 13,537 in 2021 and the lowest 9,494 in 2012.

Is the latest change in households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) unusual for American Samoa?

In 2022, American Samoa's households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) fell 848.32 on 2021 (from 13,537 to 12,688). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2021), the average change was +151.24 and a typical year strayed about 408.25 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.CON.PCAP.PP.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), note: This information is for PPP conversion factors., publisher: International Comparison Program (ICP), date published: May 30, 2024; The Eurostat PPP Programme, Eurostat (ESTAT), uri: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/explore/all/al… 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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