Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Total reserves in months of imports, per capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Samoa, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.0001 units per person for total reserves in months of imports, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.2% on the previous year and up 233.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
Samoa ranks 5th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -60.5% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -29.0% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -39.7% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +32.7% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +110.1% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +44.3% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +32.3% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +77.1% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +23.2% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.4% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -17.5% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -28.7% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +27.5% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -20.6% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -34.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +106.2% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -33.6% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +26.3% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -28.4% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +36.3% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +88.6% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +24.3% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 units per person | +25.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 73.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 95.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0001 units per person compare
- 3 San Marino 0.0001 units per person compare
- 4 Dominica 0.0001 units per person compare
- 6 Aruba 0.0001 units per person compare
- 7 Micronesia (country) 0 units per person compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 units 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 total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Samoa?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in Samoa was 0.0001 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does Samoa rank for total reserves in months of imports, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 5th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.4%. 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 in months of imports, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves in months of imports 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 in months of imports ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves in months of imports International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- 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 in months of imports divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.