Annual inflation, consumer prices in Samoa
Samoa: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 2.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual inflation, consumer prices in Samoa stood at 2.2%.
That represents a change of down 72.6% on the previous year and up 634.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Samoa peaked at 16.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -1.6%, in 2020.
That places Samoa 145th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +297.0% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | +109.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -98.6% |
| 2004 | 16.3% | +13983.7% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -88.6% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +99.3% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +50.7% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +107.4% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -45.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -87.7% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +573.8% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -60.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -70.2% |
| 2014 | -0.4% | -166.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -278.1% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +80.1% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +34.1% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +139.9% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -76.6% |
| 2020 | -1.6% | -259.7% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -299.7% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +249.9% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -27.7% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -72.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 2.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 71% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 2.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.4%, 90% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual inflation, consumer prices in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +13983.7% | 0.1% | 16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 0.1% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | -0.4% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | -1.6% | 11.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More development goals data for Samoa
- Red List Index 0.7699 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.93 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 188.08 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 67 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Samoa?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Samoa was 2.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.6% in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Samoa ranks 145th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 634.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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