Money in Samoa
Samoa: Money was 200.60 million in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Money in Samoa, 1961–2009
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 200.60 million for money in 2009. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 149.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money in Samoa peaked at 200.60 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 829,000, in 1961.
That places Samoa 158th out of 162 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 in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 829,000 | — |
| 1962 | 975,000 | +17.6% |
| 1963 | 1.05 million | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 1.27 million | +20.9% |
| 1965 | 1.20 million | -5.7% |
| 1966 | 1.15 million | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 1.09 million | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 1.12 million | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 902,000 | -19.5% |
| 1970 | 1.28 million | +41.7% |
| 1971 | 1.94 million | +51.6% |
| 1972 | 2.31 million | +19.4% |
| 1973 | 2.76 million | +19.5% |
| 1974 | 3.21 million | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 3.48 million | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 4.04 million | +16.3% |
| 1977 | 4.75 million | +17.6% |
| 1978 | 5.22 million | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 5.77 million | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 9.14 million | +58.4% |
| 1981 | 14.11 million | +54.4% |
| 1982 | 17.42 million | +23.5% |
| 1983 | 16.93 million | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 19.36 million | +14.4% |
| 1985 | 19.96 million | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 21.63 million | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 28.69 million | +32.6% |
| 1988 | 30.19 million | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 33.16 million | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 47.29 million | +42.6% |
| 1991 | 42.93 million | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 38.04 million | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 43.65 million | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 47.20 million | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 60.94 million | +29.1% |
| 1996 | 60.82 million | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 74.53 million | +22.5% |
| 1998 | 66.53 million | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 80.32 million | +20.7% |
| 2000 | 93.28 million | +16.1% |
| 2001 | 86.84 million | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 95.61 million | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 118.21 million | +23.6% |
| 2004 | 124.93 million | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 160.74 million | +28.7% |
| 2006 | 170.13 million | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 179.13 million | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 174.37 million | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 200.60 million | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 million | 829,000 | 1.27 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.48 million | 1.28 million | 5.77 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.06 million | 9.14 million | 33.16 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.23 million | 38.04 million | 80.32 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 140.38 million | 86.84 million | 200.60 million | 10 |
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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 money in Samoa?
- Money in Samoa was 200.60 million in 2009, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest money recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 200.60 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest money recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 829,000 in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for money?
- Samoa ranks 158th out of 162 countries with data for 2009.
- Is money rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 149.8%. 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 Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.