Samoa's net foreign assets (current LCU) was 1.63 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 735.83% from 194.84 million in 2015 (23.66% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.63 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 654.17 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 194.84 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 1.63 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | -6.95 million | 1981 |
| Average since 2016 | 771.37 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 2.35 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Samoa's net foreign assets (current LCU) rose 197.16 million on 2024 (from 1.43 billion to 1.63 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +43.93 million and a typical year strayed about 100.11 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 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 395.96 million in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 106.68 million in 2011. 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 159.04 million a year. A straight line explains 94% 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 94th highest value of the 106 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
- Timor-Leste — 91st of 106: 2.16 billion
- St. Kitts and Nevis — 92nd of 106: 1.68 billion
- Belize — 93rd of 106: 1.64 billion
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 95th of 106: 1.07 billion
- Dominica — 96th of 106: 1.05 billion
- Tonga — 97th of 106: 925.39 million
What this measures
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. 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 65 values
| Year | Net foreign assets (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,628,564,970 |
| 2024 | 1,431,401,423 |
| 2023 | 1,198,339,474 |
| 2022 | 802,379,310 |
| 2021 | 673,624,711 |
| 2020 | 654,166,608 |
| 2019 | 466,705,788 |
| 2018 | 421,767,118 |
| 2017 | 293,253,805 |
| 2016 | 143,469,254 |
| 2015 |
Net foreign assets (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Australia — -136.13 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 15.89 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — 130.8 trillion (2025)
- China — 30.27 trillion (2024)
- Fiji — 3.45 billion (2025)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 12.08 trillion (2025)
- Indonesia — 2,159.04 trillion (2025)
- Japan — 54.94 trillion (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — 627.85 trillion (2024)
- Macao SAR, China — 883.16 billion (2025)
- Malaysia
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)
- 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) — 2.21% (2025)
- Broad money to total reserves ratio
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Samoa's net foreign assets (current LCU)?
- 1.63 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1961?
- It is up 69,319% from 2.35 million in 1961 (10.76% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.63 billion in 2025 and the lowest -6.95 million in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank?
- 94th highest of 106 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net foreign assets (current LCU) unusual for Samoa?
- In 2025, Samoa's net foreign assets (current LCU) rose 197.16 million on 2024 (from 1.43 billion to 1.63 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +43.93 million and a typical year strayed about 100.11 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 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 FM.AST.NFRG.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics 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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