Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests in Samoa
Samoa: Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests was 0.4692 US dollar in 2018. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth in Samoa, 2000–2018
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in Samoa is 0.4692 US dollar, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in Samoa peaked at 0.4692 US dollar in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3831 US dollar, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 134th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Africa's Development: National wealth National wealth … forests in Samoa, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3831 US dollar | — |
| 2001 | 0.3876 US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.394 US dollar | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.401 US dollar | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4097 US dollar | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4163 US dollar | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4267 US dollar | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4372 US dollar | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4389 US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4425 US dollar | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4399 US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4431 US dollar | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4429 US dollar | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4339 US dollar | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.444 US dollar | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4408 US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4518 US dollar | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4621 US dollar | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4692 US dollar | +1.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.4692 US dollar is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.38 US dollar, 9% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.4692 US dollar is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.64 US dollar, 4% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4137 US dollar | 0.3831 US dollar | 0.4425 US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4475 US dollar | 0.4339 US dollar | 0.4692 US dollar | 9 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 131 Kyrgyzstan 0.9466 US dollar compare
- 132 Tajikistan 0.6029 US dollar compare
- 133 Yemen 0.5318 US dollar compare
- 135 Brunei Darussalam 0.4394 US dollar compare
- 136 Libya 0.3912 US dollar compare
- 137 Togo 0.3864 US dollar compare
More environment data for Samoa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3482 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.3183 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in Samoa?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth in Samoa was 0.4692 US dollar in 2018, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4692 US dollar in 2018.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3831 US dollar in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth?
- Samoa ranks 134th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 29 - national wealth rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth — National wealth, forests, ecosystem services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 29 shows estimates of total national wealth, taking into account produced capital, human capital, and natural resources. These estimates were calculated in the World Bank publication The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021.