Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt in Samoa
Samoa: Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt was -5.47 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt in Samoa, 2009–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt in Samoa is -5.47 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1,360.3% on the previous year and down 217.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt in Samoa peaked at 1.25 billion in 2011 and was at its lowest, -5.47 million, in 2024.
Samoa ranks 221st of 245 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 751.04 million | 751.04 million | 751.04 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 217.67 million | 1.83 million | 1.25 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.66 million | -5.47 million | 126.34 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 218 Dominica -139,197 compare
- 219 Montserrat -4.87 million compare
- 219 Sint Maarten -4.87 million compare
- 222 Suriname -26.60 million compare
- 223 Turkmenistan -40.62 million compare
- 224 San Marino -45.98 million compare
More external debt data for Samoa
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 0 NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.0% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -3.84 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -17.61 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0033 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 8.5% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -1,297 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt in Samoa?
- Inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt in Samoa was -5.47 million in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 billion in 2011.
- What is the lowest inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.47 million in 2024.
- How does Samoa rank for inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt?
- Samoa ranks 221st out of 245 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 217.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Direct Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy dataset is based on information collected through an IMF-led global initiative on direct investment positions statistics (the Coordinated Direct Investment Survey, or CDIS). The purpose of this initiative is to enhance the quality and availability of direct investment position statistics by immediate counterpart economy and to support the objective of developing from-whom-to-whom cross-border data on direct investment positions. The DIP dataset includes (i) inward foreign direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investor and (ii) outward direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investment. In most instances the database contains separate data on net equity and net debt positions, as well as separate data on financial companies and fellow enterprises. The DIP dataset also includes mirror data which show values for the corresponding indicators as derived from data reported by the counterpart economies (referred to as data derived using counterparty information). These data can offer insights into inward and outward positions for economies that do not participate in the CDIS and/or do not collect direct investment positions by country or in total. For economies that do participate, these data can be used to cross-check and verify estimates and may help identify data gaps or errors at the counterpart economy level.