Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in Samoa
Samoa: Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) was 4.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Samoa, 2012–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net investment in nonfinancial assets in Samoa is 4.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 171.6% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Samoa peaked at 8.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2022.
Samoa ranks 46th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8.9% | — |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -36.1% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +41.0% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -30.4% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -27.2% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +47.7% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -59.4% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +171.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 4.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 4.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.6%, 100% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.9% | 3.4% | 8.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 1.7% | 4.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More public sector data for Samoa
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Tax revenue 24.0% (2023)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 13.8% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services 45.1% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 4.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Samoa?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Samoa was 4.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Samoa ranks 46th out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.