Real effective exchange rate index in Samoa
Samoa: Real effective exchange rate index was 114.25 2010 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Real effective exchange rate index in Samoa, 1979–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
In 2025, real effective exchange rate index in Samoa stood at 114.25 2010 = 100.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate index in Samoa peaked at 114.67 2010 = 100 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.88 2010 = 100, in 2000.
That places Samoa 28th out of 95 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.8 2010 = 100 | 98.8 2010 = 100 | 98.8 2010 = 100 | 1 |
| 1980s | 92.78 2010 = 100 | 76.33 2010 = 100 | 111.49 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.11 2010 = 100 | 70.96 2010 = 100 | 79.95 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.13 2010 = 100 | 66.88 2010 = 100 | 97.71 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.63 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 104.25 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.58 2010 = 100 | 101.5 2010 = 100 | 114.67 2010 = 100 | 6 |
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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)
- Net foreign assets 299.00 million current LCU (2009)
- Claims on central government, etc. -19.4% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 36.3% (2009)
- Domestic credit to private sector 65.5% (2025)
- Broad money 50.7% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 2.79 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real effective exchange rate index in Samoa?
- Real effective exchange rate index in Samoa was 114.25 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 114.67 2010 = 100 in 2023.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate index recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.88 2010 = 100 in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for real effective exchange rate index?
- Samoa ranks 28th out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real effective exchange rate index rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 Real effective exchange rate index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs. This indicator is an index series where 2010=100.