Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita was 1,047 units per person in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Samoa, 1961–2009
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1,047 units per person for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in 2009. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 135.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Samoa peaked at 1,047 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.53 units per person, in 1969.
That places Samoa 150th out of 160 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.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.18 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 8.22 units per person | +14.5% |
| 1963 | 8.61 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 10.14 units per person | +17.9% |
| 1965 | 9.34 units per person | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 8.79 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 8.16 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1968 | 8.23 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 6.53 units per person | -20.8% |
| 1970 | 9.1 units per person | +39.5% |
| 1971 | 13.59 units per person | +49.3% |
| 1972 | 16 units per person | +17.7% |
| 1973 | 18.86 units per person | +17.9% |
| 1974 | 21.45 units per person | +13.8% |
| 1975 | 22.68 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 25.74 units per person | +13.5% |
| 1977 | 29.76 units per person | +15.6% |
| 1978 | 32.38 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 35.42 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 55.61 units per person | +57.0% |
| 1981 | 85.14 units per person | +53.1% |
| 1982 | 104.65 units per person | +22.9% |
| 1983 | 101.55 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 116.08 units per person | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 119.63 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 129.47 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 171.12 units per person | +32.2% |
| 1988 | 179.33 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 196.48 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 279.75 units per person | +42.4% |
| 1991 | 253.47 units per person | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 223.33 units per person | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 254.11 units per person | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 272.58 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 349.08 units per person | +28.1% |
| 1996 | 345.43 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 419.78 units per person | +21.5% |
| 1998 | 371.87 units per person | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 445.54 units per person | +19.8% |
| 2000 | 513.42 units per person | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 474.11 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 518.29 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 637.49 units per person | +23.0% |
| 2004 | 670.77 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 859.67 units per person | +28.2% |
| 2006 | 906.35 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 949.02 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 917.22 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 1,047 units per person | +14.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,047 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,267 units per person, 8% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,047 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34,591 units per person, 3% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.36 units per person | 6.53 units per person | 10.14 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.5 units per person | 9.1 units per person | 35.42 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 125.91 units per person | 55.61 units per person | 196.48 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 321.5 units per person | 223.33 units per person | 445.54 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 749.38 units per person | 474.11 units per person | 1,047 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Samoa?
- Money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Samoa was 1,047 units per person in 2009, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,047 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.53 units per person in 1969.
- How does Samoa rank for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 150th out of 160 countries with data for 2009.
- Is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Money International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.