Samoa: GDP per capita (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Samoa's GDP per capita (current LCU) rose 1,484 on 2024 (from 14,863 to 16,347).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +387.54 and a typical year strayed about 579.04 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 2,402 in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 721.85 in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 521.76 a year. A straight line explains 59% 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

In 2025, Samoa had the 165th highest value of the 186 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Samoa in the 2025 ranking

• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 162nd of 186: 18,009
• Solomon Islands — 163rd of 186: 17,371
• Tajikistan — 164th of 186: 16,402
• Belize — 166th of 186: 15,731
• Tonga — 167th of 186: 15,683
• Fiji — 168th of 186: 15,270

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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.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 56 values

GDP per capita (current LCU) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 18,018 (2022)
• Australia — 100,632 (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 42,150 (2025)
• Cambodia — 11.53 million (2025)
• China — 99,665 (2025)
• Fiji — 15,270 (2025)
• French Polynesia — 2.48 million (2024)
• Guam — 41,833 (2022)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 444,302 (2025)
• Indonesia — 83.37 million (2025)
• Japan — 5.38 million (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Samoa

• Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$114.41 million (2023)
• Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$14.69 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$117.17 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$117.17 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$117.17 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$117.17 million (2023)
• Net ODA received per capita (current US$) — US$540.81 (2023)
• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$598.34 million (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Samoa's GDP per capita (current LCU)?

16,347 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 6,940% from 232.18 in 1970 (8.04% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 16,347 in 2025 and the lowest 232.18 in 1970.

How does Samoa rank?

165th highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita (current LCU) unusual for Samoa?

In 2025, Samoa's GDP per capita (current LCU) rose 1,484 on 2024 (from 14,863 to 16,347). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +387.54 and a typical year strayed about 579.04 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 NY.GDP.PCAP.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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