Samoa: Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Samoa's portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) rose US$1.49 million on 2024 (from US$2.08 million to US$3.57 million).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2024), the average change was +US$67,296 and a typical year strayed about US$403,953 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$1.72 million in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was US$690,740 in 2020. 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$378,364 a year. A straight line explains 71% of the movement over 8 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 54th highest value of the 103 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

• Uganda — 50th of 103: US$5.3 million
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 51st of 103: US$5.02 million
• Botswana — 52nd of 103: US$3.73 million
• Serbia — 54th of 103: US$3.24 million
• North Macedonia — 55th of 103: US$3.04 million
• Ukraine — 56th of 103: US$3 million

What this measures

Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Limitations: Portfolio investors typically have less of a role in the decision making of the enterprise with potentially important implications for future flows and for the volatility of the price and volume of positions. Portfolio investment differs from other investment in that it provides a direct way to access financial markets, and thus it can provide liquidity and flexibility. It is associated with financial markets and with their specialized service providers, such as exchanges, dealers, and regulators. The nature of financial derivatives as instruments through which risk is traded in its own right in financial markets sets them apart from other types of investment.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 26 values

Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Australia — US$18.94 billion (2025)
• China — US$35.76 billion (2025)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$19.64 billion (2025)
• Indonesia — −US$1.59 billion (2025)
• Japan — US$57.42 billion (2025)
• Korea, Rep. — −US$5.75 billion (2025)
• Lao PDR — −US$977,697 (2025)
• Macao SAR, China — US$28.17 million (2025)
• Malaysia — −US$2.71 billion (2025)
• Mongolia

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 portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$)?

US$3.57 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How does Samoa rank?

54th highest of 103 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) unusual for Samoa?

In 2025, Samoa's portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) rose US$1.49 million on 2024 (from US$2.08 million to US$3.57 million). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2024), the average change was +US$67,296 and a typical year strayed about US$403,953 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.PEF.TOTL.CD.WD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); International Debt Statistics, 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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