Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was 105,654 current LCU per square kilometre in 2009. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Samoa, 1961β2009
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 105,654 current LCU per square kilometre for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2009. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 38.5% on the previous year and up 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 105,654 current LCU per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, -2,456 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1981.
Samoa ranks 147th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 908.32 current LCU per square kilometre | 535.34 current LCU per square kilometre | 1,348 current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 900.09 current LCU per square kilometre | -890.11 current LCU per square kilometre | 1,701 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,361 current LCU per square kilometre | -2,456 current LCU per square kilometre | 42,599 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 52,228 current LCU per square kilometre | 40,158 current LCU per square kilometre | 63,925 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 75,472 current LCU per square kilometre | 60,712 current LCU per square kilometre | 105,654 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 144 Latvia, Republic of 116,091 current LCU per square kilometre
- 145 Spain 115,024 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 146 Montenegro 110,642 current LCU per square kilometre
- 148 Jordan 101,969 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 149 Eritrea, The State of 85,695 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 150 Namibia 81,406 current LCU per square kilometre 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)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 36.1% (2009)
- Total reserves in months of imports 12.37 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 605.12 million current LCU (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Samoa was 105,654 current LCU per square kilometre in 2009, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 105,654 current LCU per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,456 current LCU per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 147th out of 185 countries with data for 2009.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.