Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (gold capita) in Samoa
Samoa: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (gold capita) was 1,992 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in Samoa, 1964–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Samoa is 1,992 SDR per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 396.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Samoa peaked at 1,992 SDR per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.22 SDR per person, in 1980.
Samoa ranks 66th of 179 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.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (gold 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 | 1,992 SDR per person | +11.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1,992 SDR per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,387 SDR per person, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1,992 SDR per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,946 SDR per person, 1.0× 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 | 1,388 SDR per person | 907.62 SDR per person | 1,992 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 total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Samoa?
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Samoa was 1,992 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,992 SDR per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.22 SDR per person in 1980.
- How does Samoa rank for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 66th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 396.3%. 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 Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 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
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.