Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Samoa
Samoa: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 0.4264 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Samoa, 2013–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Samoa is 0.4264 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 268.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Samoa peaked at 0.4264 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0877 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2016.
That places Samoa 10th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1625 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2014 | 0.128 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1157 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0877 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -24.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1244 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +41.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1722 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +38.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1855 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3246 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +75.0% |
| 2021 | 0.312 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3346 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4064 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +21.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.4264 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.4264 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2038 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 2.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.4264 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2664 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1394 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0877 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1855 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3673 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.312 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4264 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 7 Vanuatu 0.524 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Mauritius 0.5084 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Solomon Islands 0.4336 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Thailand 0.4202 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Afghanistan 0.4183 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Czechia 0.4142 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, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Samoa?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Samoa was 0.4264 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.4264 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0877 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Samoa ranks 10th 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 268.5%. 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, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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.