Samoa's gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) was 760.56 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 10.23% from 690 million in 2015 (0.98% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 760.56 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 762.41 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 690 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 791.6 million | 2016 |
| Lowest | 573.39 million | 2009 |
| Average since 2016 | 722.56 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 573.39 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Samoa's gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) rose 14.1% on 2024 (from 666.52 million to 760.56 million).
Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2024), the average change was +1.4% and a typical year strayed about 9.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 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 16.2% in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 12.2% in 2013. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 19% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
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 124th highest value of the 123 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 — 120th of 123: 1.45 billion
- Venezuela, RB — 121st of 123: 1.13 billion
- São Tomé and Principe — 122nd of 123: 1.01 billion
What this measures
Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. 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
| Year | Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 760,560,600 |
| 2024 | 666,517,500 |
| 2023 | 713,346,100 |
| 2022 | 613,772,900 |
| 2021 | 688,368,600 |
| 2020 | 762,408,100 |
| 2019 | 779,910,900 |
| 2018 | 730,613,700 |
| 2017 | 718,521,300 |
| 2016 | 791,599,700 |
| 2015 |
Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Australia — 655.84 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 5.17 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — 53.28 trillion (2025)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 537.52 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — 4,205.4 trillion (2025)
- Japan — 154.67 trillion (2024)
- Kiribati — 122.32 million (2024)
- Korea, Rep. — 637.48 trillion (2025)
- Lao PDR — 34.53 trillion (2016)
- Macao SAR, China
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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Samoa's gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU)?
- 760.56 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2009?
- It is up 32.64% from 573.39 million in 2009 (1.78% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 791.6 million in 2016 and the lowest 573.39 million in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank?
- 124th highest of 123 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) unusual for Samoa?
- In 2025, Samoa's gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) rose 14.1% on 2024 (from 666.52 million to 760.56 million). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2024), the average change was +1.4% and a typical year strayed about 9.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 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.GDI.FTOT.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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