Inflation, GDP deflator in Samoa
Samoa: Inflation, GDP deflator was 6.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Samoa, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inflation, gdp deflator in Samoa is 6.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.8% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Samoa peaked at 68.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, -7.0%, in 1995.
Samoa ranks 50th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.9% | -2.9% | 25.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.4% | -2.8% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.7% | -7.0% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 1.5% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -5.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | -0.7% | 8.4% | 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 inflation, gdp deflator in Samoa?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Samoa was 6.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.0% in 1995.
- How does Samoa rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Samoa ranks 50th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.