Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate in Samoa
Samoa: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate was 11.18 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate in Samoa, 1965–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 11.18 % change on previous year for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 19.9% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate in Samoa peaked at 106.48 % change on previous year in 1983 and was at its lowest, -51.48 % change on previous year, in 1978.
Samoa ranks 70th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | -37.15 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | -23.53 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 1967 | -20.88 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 1968 | 41.67 % change on previous year | -299.6% |
| 1969 | 68.3 % change on previous year | +63.9% |
| 1970 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -98.0% |
| 1971 | 6.22 % change on previous year | +357.7% |
| 1972 | -35.05 % change on previous year | -663.4% |
| 1973 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -103.0% |
| 1974 | 18.06 % change on previous year | +1621.2% |
| 1975 | 26.06 % change on previous year | +44.3% |
| 1976 | -16.72 % change on previous year | -164.2% |
| 1977 | 65.92 % change on previous year | -494.2% |
| 1978 | -51.48 % change on previous year | -178.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7784 % change on previous year | -101.5% |
| 1980 | -40.64 % change on previous year | -5321.4% |
| 1981 | 29.35 % change on previous year | -172.2% |
| 1982 | 11.97 % change on previous year | -59.2% |
| 1983 | 106.48 % change on previous year | +789.6% |
| 1984 | 63.51 % change on previous year | -40.3% |
| 1985 | 20.1 % change on previous year | -68.4% |
| 1986 | 46.01 % change on previous year | +128.9% |
| 1987 | 33.76 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 1988 | 36.92 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 20.74 % change on previous year | -43.8% |
| 1990 | 10.64 % change on previous year | -48.7% |
| 1991 | -1.71 % change on previous year | -116.1% |
| 1992 | -12.08 % change on previous year | +606.6% |
| 1993 | -12.89 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1994 | -6.29 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 1995 | 7.33 % change on previous year | -216.6% |
| 1996 | 14.54 % change on previous year | +98.3% |
| 1997 | 13.27 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 1998 | -8.97 % change on previous year | -167.6% |
| 1999 | 14.78 % change on previous year | -264.9% |
| 2000 | -1.9 % change on previous year | -112.8% |
| 2001 | -8.38 % change on previous year | +342.1% |
| 2002 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -124.4% |
| 2003 | 24.42 % change on previous year | +1095.6% |
| 2004 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -107.9% |
| 2005 | -2.76 % change on previous year | +43.2% |
| 2006 | -7.17 % change on previous year | +159.7% |
| 2007 | 13.97 % change on previous year | -294.7% |
| 2008 | -7.39 % change on previous year | -152.9% |
| 2009 | 58.15 % change on previous year | -887.0% |
| 2010 | 25.61 % change on previous year | -56.0% |
| 2011 | -29.25 % change on previous year | -214.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1271 % change on previous year | -100.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2968 % change on previous year | +133.5% |
| 2014 | -19.24 % change on previous year | -6583.3% |
| 2015 | 21.08 % change on previous year | -209.5% |
| 2016 | -19.96 % change on previous year | -194.7% |
| 2017 | 39.73 % change on previous year | -299.1% |
| 2018 | 41.33 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 12.55 % change on previous year | -69.6% |
| 2020 | 53.39 % change on previous year | +325.4% |
| 2021 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -96.2% |
| 2022 | 16.71 % change on previous year | +720.9% |
| 2023 | 41.52 % change on previous year | +148.5% |
| 2024 | 13.96 % change on previous year | -66.4% |
| 2025 | 11.18 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 11.18 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.01 % change on previous year, 3.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 11.18 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.77 % change on previous year, 6.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -6583.3% | 0.2968 % change on previous year | -19.24 % change on previous year |
| 1980 | -5321.4% | 0.7784 % change on previous year | -40.64 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | +1621.2% | 1.05 % change on previous year | 18.06 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.68 % change on previous year | -37.15 % change on previous year | 68.3 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.62 % change on previous year | -51.48 % change on previous year | 65.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.82 % change on previous year | -40.64 % change on previous year | 106.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.86 % change on previous year | -12.89 % change on previous year | 14.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.91 % change on previous year | -8.38 % change on previous year | 58.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.23 % change on previous year | -29.25 % change on previous year | 41.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.13 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | 53.39 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 67 Czechia 11.85 % change on previous year compare
- 68 Cyprus 11.41 % change on previous year compare
- 69 Micronesia (country) 11.3 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Denmark 10.43 % change on previous year compare
- 72 Sierra Leone 10.42 % change on previous year compare
- 73 Mauritius 9.73 % 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 reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate in Samoa?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate in Samoa was 11.18 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 106.48 % change on previous year in 1983.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -51.48 % change on previous year in 1978.
- How does Samoa rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 70th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. 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 Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), 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 Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange International Monetary Fund
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 Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.