GDP per capita in Samoa
Samoa: GDP per capita was 7,963 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita in Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita in Samoa stood at 7,963 international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Samoa peaked at 7,963 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,855 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1994.
Samoa ranks 141st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,116 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,855 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,449 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,600 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,639 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,184 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,595 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,249 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,034 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,097 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,351 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,963 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 138 Angola 8,760 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 139 Bangladesh 8,677 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 140 Nigeria 8,145 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 142 Nicaragua 7,933 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 143 Kyrgyzstan 7,878 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 144 Marshall Islands 7,660 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Final consumption expenditure 91.3% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 4.9% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 72.8% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.27 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 941.23 million constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure -3.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 95.47 million constant LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 121.4% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 176.55 million current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita in Samoa?
- Gdp per capita in Samoa was 7,963 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7,963 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,855 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1994.
- How does Samoa rank for gdp per capita?
- Samoa ranks 141st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.