Samoa: Inflation, GDP deflator, linked series (annual % growth)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Samoa's inflation, GDP deflator, linked series (annual % growth) fell 2.26 percentage points on 2024 (from 8.43% to 6.17%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −1.99 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 14.44 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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 67.57 percentage points in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was 75.2 percentage points in 1995. 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 0.74 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 53% 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 42nd 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

• Bangladesh — 39th of 186: 6.52%
• Hungary — 40th of 186: 6.27%
• Guinea — 41st of 186: 6.19%
• Namibia — 43rd of 186: 6.06%
• Turkmenistan — 44th of 186: 6.02%
• Brazil — 45th of 186: 5.73%

What this measures

Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.

All 36 values

Inflation, GDP deflator, linked series (annual % growth) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 14.15% (2022)
• Australia — 2.31% (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — -4.74% (2025)
• Cambodia — 3.47% (2025)
• China — -0.92% (2025)
• Fiji — 2% (2025)
• French Polynesia — 1.85% (2024)
• Guam — 5.47% (2022)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 1.02% (2025)

More financial sector data for Samoa

• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$2.78 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$2.79 (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 546.89 million (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 1.63 billion (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 1.82 billion (2025)
• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 149.24 (2025)
• Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money) — -7.3% (2025)
• Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) — 0.51% (2025)
• Broad money (annual % growth) — 2.62% (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth)

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Questions people ask

What is Samoa's inflation, GDP deflator, linked series (annual % growth)?

6.17% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is down 2.84 percentage points from 9.01% in 1990. The highest value was 68.23% in 1994 and the lowest -6.98% in 1995.

How does Samoa rank?

42nd highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in inflation, GDP deflator, linked series (annual % growth) unusual for Samoa?

In 2025, Samoa's inflation, GDP deflator, linked series (annual % growth) fell 2.26 percentage points on 2024 (from 8.43% to 6.17%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −1.99 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 14.44 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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 NY.GDP.DEFL.KD.ZG.AD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); World Economic Outlook database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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