Prices & public finance · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Samoa: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 2.2% (2025), 115th of 180 in the world and 13th of 27 in East Asia & Pacific. GDP deflator is 6.2% (2025), 47th of 209 in the world and 5th of 36 in East Asia & Pacific. Lending rate is 8.4% (2025), 73rd of 136 in the world and 8th of 24 in East Asia & Pacific.
Inflation
SamoaEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
GDP deflator
SamoaEast Asia & PacificUpper-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators
Prices & public finance: Samoa in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 2.2%2025 | 115/180 | 13/27 | 1.0% | 0.8% | -1.6% | +1.5 ppsince 2015 | 2.0% | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 6.2%2025 | 47/209 | 5/36 | 2.1% | -5.1% | 1.2% | +2.2 ppsince 2015 | 2.5% | 3.3% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 8.4%2025 | 73/136 | 8/24 | 11.6%2001 | 10.7% | 8.7% | −1.1 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 2.1%2025 | 100/136 | 17/24 | 7.9%2001 | 16.7% | 7.4% | −3.2 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 2.792025 | 132/210 | 20/36 | 3.29 | 2.48 | 2.66 | +9.0%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 24.0%2023 | 19/142 | 3/25 | · | 20.5%2012 | 24.4% | +1.3 ppsince 2013 | 10.8% | 10.4% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 30.7%2023 | 46/142 | 8/25 | · | 26.9%2012 | 32.6% | +2.8 ppsince 2013 | 17.6% | 18.5% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 26.7%2023 | 69/142 | 13/25 | · | 28.8%2012 | 29.8% | −2.1 ppsince 2013 | — | — | 28.5% | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 37.6%2024 | 73/119 | 7/16 | 57.0% | 49.2% | 56.9% | −25.5 ppsince 2014 | — | 21.3% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 65.5%2025 | 45/169 | 14/25 | · | 62.0% | 87.0% | −6.6 ppsince 2015 | 175.5% | 139.0% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 50.7%2025 | 89/146 | 23/24 | 35.3% | 44.1% | 55.9% | +7.2 ppsince 2015 | 211.5% | 167.9% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 12.42025 | 12/165 | 3/24 | 5.71999 | 4.9 | 8.2 | +262%since 2015 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 8.6 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- External debt−25.5 pp37.6% in 2024
- Reserves, months of imports+262%12.4 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+1.5 pp2.2% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Samoa and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Samoa. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Samoa | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.2%2025 | 2.9%2024 |
| GDP deflator | 6.2%2025 | 2.8%2025 |
| Lending rate | 8.4%2025 | 3.2%2021 |
| Real interest rate | 2.1%2025 | -1.3%2021 |
| Exchange rate | 2.792025 | 1.002025 |
| Tax revenue | 24.0%2023 | 10.8%2024 |
| Government revenue | 30.7%2023 | 17.8%2024 |
| Government expense | 26.7%2023 | 24.4%2023 |
| External debt | 37.6%2024 | — |