Samoa's gross fixed capital formation (current US$) was US$370.66 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 29.05% from US$287.22 million in 2015 (2.58% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$370.66 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$283.08 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$287.22 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$370.66 million | 2025 |
| Lowest | US$56.57 million | 2013 |
| Average since 2016 | US$299.87 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$198.27 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Samoa's gross fixed capital formation (current US$) rose 13.3% on 2024 (from US$327.05 million to US$370.66 million).
Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2024), the average change was +33.5% and a typical year strayed about 120.3% 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 410.7% in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 81.4% 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$7.08 million a year. A straight line explains 46% 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 125th highest value of the 126 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Samoa | US$370.66 million | 2025 |
| World | US$28.61 trillion | 2024 |
| East Asia & Pacific | US$10.99 trillion | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | US$10.46 trillion | 2024 |
Closest to Samoa in the 2025 ranking
- Central African Republic — 121st of 126: US$453.25 million
- Seychelles — 122nd of 126: US$446.64 million
- Sudan — 123rd of 126: US$441.77 million
- Comoros — 125th of 126: US$214.98 million
- São Tomé and Principe — 126th of 126: US$85.07 million
What this measures
Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 17 values
| Year | Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 370,663,998 |
| 2024 | 327,054,148 |
| 2023 | 323,046,968 |
| 2022 | 268,391,012 |
| 2021 | 277,110,876 |
| 2020 | 283,075,959 |
| 2019 | 297,828,519 |
| 2018 | 283,643,416 |
| 2017 | 275,778,157 |
| 2016 | 292,113,448 |
| 2015 |
Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$437.56 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — US$4.05 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — US$15.85 billion (2025)
- China — US$7.43 trillion (2024)
- Fiji — US$1.2 billion (2024)
- French Polynesia — US$1.39 billion (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — US$72.38 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — US$415.87 billion (2025)
- Japan — US$1.17 trillion (2024)
- Kiribati
More economic policy & debt data for Samoa
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — 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$598.34 million (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Samoa's gross fixed capital formation (current US$)?
- US$370.66 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2009?
- It is up 86.94% from US$198.27 million in 2009 (3.99% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$370.66 million in 2025 and the lowest US$56.57 million in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank?
- 125th highest of 126 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in gross fixed capital formation (current US$) unusual for Samoa?
- In 2025, Samoa's gross fixed capital formation (current US$) rose 13.3% on 2024 (from US$327.05 million to US$370.66 million). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2024), the average change was +33.5% and a typical year strayed about 120.3% 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.GDI.FTOT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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