GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country) in Samoa
Samoa: GDP deflator: linked series was 138.27 base year varies by country in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP deflator: linked series in Samoa, 1990–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in base year varies by country.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp deflator: linked series in Samoa stood at 138.27 base year varies by country. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp deflator: linked series in Samoa peaked at 138.27 base year varies by country in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29 base year varies by country, in 1990.
Samoa ranks 96th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP deflator: linked series in Samoa, year by year
| Year | base year varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29 base year varies by country | — |
| 1991 | 30.77 base year varies by country | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 33.41 base year varies by country | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 33.62 base year varies by country | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 56.57 base year varies by country | +68.2% |
| 1995 | 52.62 base year varies by country | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 55.04 base year varies by country | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 61.55 base year varies by country | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 63.65 base year varies by country | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 64.37 base year varies by country | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 65.7 base year varies by country | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 67.92 base year varies by country | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 68.92 base year varies by country | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 70.68 base year varies by country | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 75.68 base year varies by country | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 78.7 base year varies by country | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 82.85 base year varies by country | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 89.05 base year varies by country | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 97.18 base year varies by country | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 98.81 base year varies by country | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 93.72 base year varies by country | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 92.87 base year varies by country | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 96.61 base year varies by country | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 98.87 base year varies by country | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 99.72 base year varies by country | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 103.67 base year varies by country | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 106 base year varies by country | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 106.32 base year varies by country | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 107.49 base year varies by country | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 109.1 base year varies by country | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 110.44 base year varies by country | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 109.65 base year varies by country | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 112.44 base year varies by country | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 120.12 base year varies by country | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 130.24 base year varies by country | +8.4% |
| 2025 | 138.27 base year varies by country | +6.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 138.27 base year varies by country is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 148.5 base year varies by country, 93% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 138.27 base year varies by country is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 130.07 base year varies by country, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP deflator: linked series in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +68.2% | 33.62 base year varies by country | 56.57 base year varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.06 base year varies by country | 29 base year varies by country | 64.37 base year varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.55 base year varies by country | 65.7 base year varies by country | 98.81 base year varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.44 base year varies by country | 92.87 base year varies by country | 109.1 base year varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.19 base year varies by country | 109.65 base year varies by country | 138.27 base year varies by country | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 93 Uganda 140.14 base year varies by country compare
- 94 Serbia 139.84 base year varies by country compare
- 95 Turkmenistan 139.4 base year varies by country compare
- 97 Mexico 138.22 base year varies by country compare
- 98 Iceland 138.12 base year varies by country compare
- 99 Palestine 137.75 base year varies by country compare
More financial sector data for Samoa
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 11.51 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 8.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 11.51 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp deflator: linked series in Samoa?
- Gdp deflator: linked series in Samoa was 138.27 base year varies by country in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 138.27 base year varies by country in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 base year varies by country in 1990.
- How does Samoa rank for gdp deflator: linked series?
- Samoa ranks 96th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp deflator: linked series rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. The base year varies by country. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator is expressed as a ratio (a÷b).