Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate in Samoa
Samoa: Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate was 38.53 % change on previous year in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate in Samoa, 1962–2009
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2009, net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate in Samoa stood at 38.53 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 601.1% on the previous year and up 17,184.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate in Samoa peaked at 657.81 % change on previous year in 1986 and was at its lowest, -162.97 % change on previous year, in 1980.
Samoa ranks 33rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 15.39 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -10.16 % change on previous year | -166.0% |
| 1964 | 50.33 % change on previous year | -595.4% |
| 1965 | -39.91 % change on previous year | -179.3% |
| 1966 | 3.5 % change on previous year | -108.8% |
| 1967 | -33.38 % change on previous year | -1052.3% |
| 1968 | 44.82 % change on previous year | -234.3% |
| 1969 | 73.84 % change on previous year | +64.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6293 % change on previous year | -99.1% |
| 1971 | 11.01 % change on previous year | +1649.8% |
| 1972 | -39.29 % change on previous year | -456.8% |
| 1973 | 11.11 % change on previous year | -128.3% |
| 1974 | 35.19 % change on previous year | +216.8% |
| 1975 | -7.85 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 1976 | -38.08 % change on previous year | +385.3% |
| 1977 | 117.08 % change on previous year | -407.5% |
| 1978 | -101.33 % change on previous year | -186.5% |
| 1980 | -162.97 % change on previous year | +60.8% |
| 1981 | -4.9 % change on previous year | -97.0% |
| 1982 | 7.62 % change on previous year | -255.4% |
| 1983 | 47.35 % change on previous year | +521.2% |
| 1984 | 62.38 % change on previous year | +31.7% |
| 1985 | 380.12 % change on previous year | +509.3% |
| 1986 | 657.81 % change on previous year | +73.1% |
| 1987 | 98.99 % change on previous year | -85.0% |
| 1988 | 57.8 % change on previous year | -41.6% |
| 1989 | 42.25 % change on previous year | -26.9% |
| 1990 | 27.74 % change on previous year | -34.3% |
| 1991 | 2.96 % change on previous year | -89.3% |
| 1992 | -11.06 % change on previous year | -473.7% |
| 1993 | -18.38 % change on previous year | +66.2% |
| 1994 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -93.2% |
| 1995 | 10.75 % change on previous year | -954.8% |
| 1996 | 12.59 % change on previous year | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 17.7 % change on previous year | +40.6% |
| 1998 | 8.47 % change on previous year | -52.1% |
| 1999 | -0.2255 % change on previous year | -102.7% |
| 2000 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -948.5% |
| 2001 | -6.6 % change on previous year | -444.8% |
| 2002 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -144.2% |
| 2003 | 14.41 % change on previous year | +394.4% |
| 2004 | 8.15 % change on previous year | -43.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4141 % change on previous year | -94.9% |
| 2006 | -2.69 % change on previous year | -749.1% |
| 2007 | 9.36 % change on previous year | -448.4% |
| 2008 | -7.69 % change on previous year | -182.1% |
| 2009 | 38.53 % change on previous year | -601.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 38.53 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.89 % change on previous year, 4.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 38.53 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.59 % change on previous year, 3.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +1649.8% | 0.6293 % change on previous year | 11.01 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.05 % change on previous year | -39.91 % change on previous year | 73.84 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -1.28 % change on previous year | -101.33 % change on previous year | 117.08 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 118.64 % change on previous year | -162.97 % change on previous year | 657.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.93 % change on previous year | -18.38 % change on previous year | 27.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.87 % change on previous year | -7.69 % change on previous year | 38.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 30 Finland 40.73 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Cote d'Ivoire 40.26 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Sao Tome and Principe 38.84 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Kazakhstan 37.84 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Jordan 36.68 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Canada 36.21 % change on previous year 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 net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate in Samoa?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate in Samoa was 38.53 % change on previous year in 2009, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 657.81 % change on previous year in 1986.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -162.97 % change on previous year in 1980.
- How does Samoa rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 33rd out of 186 countries with data for 2009.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17,184.4%. 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 Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net foreign assets (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Net foreign assets (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.