Gross national expenditure in Samoa
Samoa: Gross national expenditure was 4.35 billion current LCU in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross national expenditure in Samoa, 2009–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, gross national expenditure in Samoa stood at 4.35 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 81.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure in Samoa peaked at 4.35 billion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.79 billion current LCU, in 2010.
That places Samoa 179th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 2.08 billion current LCU | 2.08 billion current LCU | 2.08 billion current LCU | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.33 billion current LCU | 1.79 billion current LCU | 2.73 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.52 billion current LCU | 2.81 billion current LCU | 4.35 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 national expenditure in Samoa?
- Gross national expenditure in Samoa was 4.35 billion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross national expenditure recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.35 billion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.79 billion current LCU in 2010.
- How does Samoa rank for gross national expenditure?
- Samoa ranks 179th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross national expenditure rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.1%. 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 national expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. 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.