Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) in Samoa
Samoa: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) was 1,975 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in Samoa, 1964–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
In 2025, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Samoa stood at 1,975 SDR per person. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 391.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Samoa peaked at 1,975 SDR per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.22 SDR per person, in 1980.
That places Samoa 53rd out of 179 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.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 45.48 SDR per person | — |
| 1965 | 27.9 SDR per person | -38.7% |
| 1966 | 20.83 SDR per person | -25.3% |
| 1967 | 16.15 SDR per person | -22.5% |
| 1968 | 22.5 SDR per person | +39.3% |
| 1969 | 37.26 SDR per person | +65.6% |
| 1970 | 37.18 SDR per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 41.44 SDR per person | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 28.86 SDR per person | -30.4% |
| 1973 | 28.73 SDR per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 32.56 SDR per person | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 35.58 SDR per person | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 28.71 SDR per person | -19.3% |
| 1977 | 47.03 SDR per person | +63.8% |
| 1978 | 22.75 SDR per person | -51.6% |
| 1979 | 22.46 SDR per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 13.22 SDR per person | -41.2% |
| 1981 | 17.02 SDR per person | +28.8% |
| 1982 | 18.95 SDR per person | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 41.42 SDR per person | +118.5% |
| 1984 | 64.57 SDR per person | +55.9% |
| 1985 | 76.5 SDR per person | +18.5% |
| 1986 | 116.2 SDR per person | +51.9% |
| 1987 | 156.39 SDR per person | +34.6% |
| 1988 | 217.16 SDR per person | +38.9% |
| 1989 | 248.28 SDR per person | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 287.1 SDR per person | +15.6% |
| 1991 | 279.89 SDR per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 246.13 SDR per person | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 214.91 SDR per person | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 200.96 SDR per person | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 213.15 SDR per person | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 240.16 SDR per person | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 268.02 SDR per person | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 243.84 SDR per person | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 275.63 SDR per person | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 268.92 SDR per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 246.04 SDR per person | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 249.18 SDR per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 304.52 SDR per person | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 297.79 SDR per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 289.09 SDR per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 268.8 SDR per person | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 302.62 SDR per person | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 279.86 SDR per person | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 481.21 SDR per person | +72.0% |
| 2010 | 582.11 SDR per person | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 428.25 SDR per person | -26.4% |
| 2012 | 425 SDR per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 422.26 SDR per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 350.83 SDR per person | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 401.43 SDR per person | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 324.85 SDR per person | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 422.7 SDR per person | +30.1% |
| 2018 | 563.06 SDR per person | +33.2% |
| 2019 | 611 SDR per person | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 907.62 SDR per person | +48.5% |
| 2021 | 984.89 SDR per person | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 1,121 SDR per person | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 1,538 SDR per person | +37.2% |
| 2024 | 1,786 SDR per person | +16.1% |
| 2025 | 1,975 SDR per person | +10.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,975 SDR per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,176 SDR per person, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,975 SDR per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,778 SDR per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.35 SDR per person | 16.15 SDR per person | 45.48 SDR per person | 6 |
| 1970s | 32.53 SDR per person | 22.46 SDR per person | 47.03 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.97 SDR per person | 13.22 SDR per person | 248.28 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 246.98 SDR per person | 200.96 SDR per person | 287.1 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 298.8 SDR per person | 246.04 SDR per person | 481.21 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 453.15 SDR per person | 324.85 SDR per person | 611 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,385 SDR per person | 907.62 SDR per person | 1,975 SDR per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 (sdr), per capita in Samoa?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Samoa was 1,975 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,975 SDR per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.22 SDR per person in 1980.
- How does Samoa rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 53rd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 391.9%. 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 (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold 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
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.