Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Samoa
Samoa: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 2,504 US dollar per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Samoa, 2013–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 2,504 US dollar per person for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 429.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Samoa peaked at 2,504 US dollar per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 363.89 US dollar per person, in 2016.
That places Samoa 47th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 653.76 US dollar per person | — |
| 2014 | 509.92 US dollar per person | -22.0% |
| 2015 | 472.61 US dollar per person | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 363.89 US dollar per person | -23.0% |
| 2017 | 535.86 US dollar per person | +47.3% |
| 2018 | 728.83 US dollar per person | +36.0% |
| 2019 | 807.07 US dollar per person | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 1,331 US dollar per person | +64.9% |
| 2021 | 1,255 US dollar per person | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 1,383 US dollar per person | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 1,960 US dollar per person | +41.7% |
| 2024 | 2,157 US dollar per person | +10.1% |
| 2025 | 2,504 US dollar per person | +16.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 2,504 US dollar per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,629 US dollar per person, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 2,504 US dollar per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,158 US dollar per person, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 581.71 US dollar per person | 363.89 US dollar per person | 807.07 US dollar per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,765 US dollar per person | 1,255 US dollar per person | 2,504 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 44 Trinidad and Tobago 2,822 US dollar per person compare
- 45 North Macedonia 2,656 US dollar per person compare
- 46 Moldova 2,539 US dollar per person compare
- 48 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,481 US dollar per person compare
- 49 Latvia 2,418 US dollar per person compare
- 50 Canada 2,414 US dollar per person 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, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Samoa?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Samoa was 2,504 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,504 US dollar per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 363.89 US dollar per person in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Samoa ranks 47th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 429.8%. 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 Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) 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
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.