Gross capital formation in Samoa
Samoa: Gross capital formation was 1.08 billion current LCU in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Samoa, 2009–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.08 billion current LCU for gross capital formation in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Samoa peaked at 1.08 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 164.38 million current LCU, in 2013.
Samoa ranks 178th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 544.35 million current LCU | 544.35 million current LCU | 544.35 million current LCU | 1 |
| 2010s | 625.71 million current LCU | 164.38 million current LCU | 804.28 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 891.48 million current LCU | 746.01 million current LCU | 1.08 billion current LCU | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Samoa
- DEC alternative conversion factor 2.78 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 756.10 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 271.64 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 533.78 million current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 191.77 million current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -5.80 million current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.08 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 16,320 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 5,640 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 3.58 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Samoa?
- Gross capital formation in Samoa was 1.08 billion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 164.38 million current LCU in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for gross capital formation?
- Samoa ranks 178th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. 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.