Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Samoa

Samoa: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 45,845 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
45,845 US dollar per square kilometre
Change on year
up 14.8%
World rank
109th
of 169 countries
All-time high
45,845 US dollar per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
8,767 US dollar per square kilometre
in 2013
Years of data
11
2013–2023

Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Samoa, 2013–2023

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k2013201820232013: 8.8k US dollar per square kilometre2014: 14.3k US dollar per square kilometre2015: 25.8k US dollar per square kilometre2016: 26.0k US dollar per square kilometre2017: 33.1k US dollar per square kilometre2018: 18.6k US dollar per square kilometre2019: 16.2k US dollar per square kilometre2020: 15.1k US dollar per square kilometre2021: 33.2k US dollar per square kilometre2022: 39.9k US dollar per square kilometre2023: 45.8k US dollar per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 45,845 US dollar per square kilometre for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 422.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Samoa peaked at 45,845 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8,767 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2013.

Samoa ranks 109th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre in Samoa, 2013 to 2023.
Year US dollar per square kilometre Change
2013 8,767 US dollar per square kilometre
2014 14,298 US dollar per square kilometre +63.1%
2015 25,846 US dollar per square kilometre +80.8%
2016 25,952 US dollar per square kilometre +0.4%
2017 33,058 US dollar per square kilometre +27.4%
2018 18,569 US dollar per square kilometre -43.8%
2019 16,249 US dollar per square kilometre -12.5%
2020 15,141 US dollar per square kilometre -6.8%
2021 33,209 US dollar per square kilometre +119.3%
2022 39,948 US dollar per square kilometre +20.3%
2023 45,845 US dollar per square kilometre +14.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 20,391 US dollar per square kilometre 8,767 US dollar per square kilometre 33,058 US dollar per square kilometre 7
2020s 33,536 US dollar per square kilometre 15,141 US dollar per square kilometre 45,845 US dollar per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 106 Nigeria 52,616 US dollar per square kilometre compare
  2. 107 Chile 51,994 US dollar per square kilometre compare
  3. 108 Haiti 46,328 US dollar per square kilometre compare
  4. 110 Australia 44,952 US dollar per square kilometre compare
  5. 111 Guinea 44,048 US dollar per square kilometre compare
  6. 112 Tuvalu 41,709 US dollar per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Samoa?
Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Samoa was 45,845 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 45,845 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 8,767 US dollar per square kilometre in 2013.
How does Samoa rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
Samoa ranks 109th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 422.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre
Unit
US dollar per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 4,063 data points, 1961–2023
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.