Samoa: General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Samoa's general government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) rose 2.5% on 2024 (from 390 million to 399.6 million).

Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2024), the average change was +4.1% and a typical year strayed about 8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below 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 17.7% in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.9% in 2016. 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 18.59 million a year. A straight line explains 95% 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 130th highest value of the 130 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

• Montenegro — 127th of 130: 871.41 million
• Kosovo — 128th of 130: 681.84 million
• São Tomé and Principe — 129th of 130: 465.7 million

What this measures

Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. 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 17 values

General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• Australia — 622.17 billion (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 4.37 billion (2025)
• Cambodia — 9.78 trillion (2025)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 405.91 billion (2025)
• Indonesia — 981.99 trillion (2025)
• Japan — 120.92 trillion (2024)
• Kiribati — 173.52 million (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 411.92 trillion (2025)
• Lao PDR

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 general government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU)?

399.6 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2009?

It is up 78.48% from 223.89 million in 2009 (3.69% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 399.6 million in 2025 and the lowest 223.89 million in 2009.

How does Samoa rank?

130th highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in general government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) unusual for Samoa?

In 2025, Samoa's general government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) rose 2.5% on 2024 (from 390 million to 399.6 million). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2024), the average change was +4.1% and a typical year strayed about 8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below 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 NE.CON.GOVT.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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