Official exchange rate in Samoa
Samoa: Official exchange rate was 2.79 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official exchange rate in Samoa, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 2.79 LCU per US$, period average for official exchange rate in 2025.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Samoa peaked at 3.48 LCU per US$, period average in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6066 LCU per US$, period average, in 1974.
That places Samoa 135th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7187 LCU per US$, period average | 0.7143 LCU per US$, period average | 0.7211 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7114 LCU per US$, period average | 0.6066 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8262 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.75 LCU per US$, period average | 0.9193 LCU per US$, period average | 2.27 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.57 LCU per US$, period average | 2.31 LCU per US$, period average | 3.01 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.94 LCU per US$, period average | 2.62 LCU per US$, period average | 3.48 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 LCU per US$, period average | 2.29 LCU per US$, period average | 2.65 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7 LCU per US$, period average | 2.56 LCU per US$, period average | 2.79 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 132 Israel 3.45 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 133 Tunisia 3.11 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 134 Belarus 3.07 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 136 Georgia 2.74 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 137 Antigua and Barbuda 2.7 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 137 Dominica 2.7 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 137 Grenada 2.7 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 137 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.7 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 137 Saint Lucia 2.7 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 137 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.7 LCU per US$, period average compare
More financial sector data for Samoa
- Net migration -2,815 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 12.37 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 605.12 million current LCU (2009)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 36.1% (2009)
- Broad money 50.7% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 299.00 million current LCU (2009)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 36.3% (2009)
- Domestic credit to private sector 65.5% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. -19.4% (2025)
- Claims on central government -3.9% (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Samoa?
- Official exchange rate in Samoa was 2.79 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.48 LCU per US$, period average in 2001.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6066 LCU per US$, period average in 1974.
- How does Samoa rank for official exchange rate?
- Samoa ranks 135th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. This indicator represents the ratio of Local Currency Units relative to United States dollars.This indicator is derived as an average over the reference period.