Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Samoa
Samoa: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 299.00 million in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Samoa, 1961–2009
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign assets, net foreign assets in Samoa is 299.00 million, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.5% on the previous year and up 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Samoa peaked at 299.00 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, -6.95 million, in 1981.
That places Samoa 152nd out of 178 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.35 million | — |
| 1962 | 2.71 million | +15.4% |
| 1963 | 2.43 million | -10.2% |
| 1964 | 3.66 million | +50.3% |
| 1965 | 2.20 million | -39.9% |
| 1966 | 2.27 million | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 1.51 million | -33.4% |
| 1968 | 2.19 million | +44.8% |
| 1969 | 3.81 million | +73.8% |
| 1970 | 3.84 million | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 4.26 million | +11.0% |
| 1972 | 2.59 million | -39.3% |
| 1973 | 2.87 million | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 3.89 million | +35.2% |
| 1975 | 3.58 million | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 2.22 million | -38.1% |
| 1977 | 4.81 million | +117.1% |
| 1978 | -63,887 | -101.3% |
| 1979 | -2.52 million | +3842.9% |
| 1980 | -6.62 million | +163.0% |
| 1981 | -6.95 million | +4.9% |
| 1982 | -6.42 million | -7.6% |
| 1983 | -3.38 million | -47.4% |
| 1984 | -1.27 million | -62.4% |
| 1985 | 3.56 million | -380.1% |
| 1986 | 26.99 million | +657.8% |
| 1987 | 53.71 million | +99.0% |
| 1988 | 84.75 million | +57.8% |
| 1989 | 120.56 million | +42.3% |
| 1990 | 154.00 million | +27.7% |
| 1991 | 158.55 million | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 141.02 million | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 115.09 million | -18.4% |
| 1994 | 113.65 million | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 125.86 million | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 141.70 million | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 166.78 million | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 180.91 million | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 180.50 million | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 183.96 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 171.82 million | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 176.82 million | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 202.31 million | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 218.80 million | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 219.70 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 213.80 million | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 233.82 million | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 215.84 million | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 299.00 million | +38.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.57 million | 1.51 million | 3.81 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.55 million | -2.52 million | 4.81 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.49 million | -6.95 million | 120.56 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 147.81 million | 113.65 million | 180.91 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 213.59 million | 171.82 million | 299.00 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 149 Belize 497.90 million compare
- 150 Dominica 450.17 million compare
- 151 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 370.56 million compare
- 153 Tajikistan 246.26 million compare
- 154 Grenada 215.88 million compare
- 155 Montserrat 167.10 million compare
More financial sector data for Samoa
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 3,160 current LCU per person (2009)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9636 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.0979 % change on previous year (2009)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 400.96 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 433.07 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 436.90 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 436.93 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,992 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,992 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Samoa?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Samoa was 299.00 million in 2009, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 299.00 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.95 million in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Samoa ranks 152nd out of 178 countries with data for 2009.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.