Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Samoa
Samoa: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.4646 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Samoa, 2013–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.4646 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 241.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Samoa peaked at 0.4646 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1053 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2016.
Samoa ranks 13th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Samoa, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1645 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2014 | 0.13 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1362 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1053 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -22.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1403 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +33.2% |
| 2018 | 0.185 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +31.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1941 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3322 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +71.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3427 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.361 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4279 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4318 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.4646 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.4646 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2254 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 2.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.4646 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3023 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1508 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1053 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1941 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3934 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3322 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4646 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 10 Thailand 0.4885 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Afghanistan 0.4874 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Curaçao 0.4835 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Lesotho 0.4607 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Solomon Islands 0.4536 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Czechia 0.4511 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Samoa?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Samoa was 0.4646 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4646 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1053 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 13th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 241.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.