Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Samoa

Foreign direct investment outflows in Samoa in 2025 — 395,277 US$. Ranked 75 in the world out of 91.

2025 395,277 US$ −80.72% vs 2024
World rank 75of 91
Period maximum 15.36M US$2016
Period minimum -5.05M US$2003

Trend over time

1977–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Samoa, 1977–2025-10M010M20M197719821987199219972002200720122017202220251977: 0 US$1978: 0 US$1979: 0 US$1980: 0 US$1981: 0 US$1982: 0 US$1983: 0 US$1984: 0 US$1985: 0 US$1986: 0 US$1987: 0 US$1988: 0 US$1989: 0 US$2003: -5,045,000 US$2004: 606,098 US$2009: 995,202 US$2011: 600,814 US$2012: 11,332,826 US$2013: 98,677 US$2014: 4,328,892 US$2015: 3,704,846 US$2016: 15,362,370 US$2017: 94,665 US$2018: 37,287 US$2019: 4,316,625 US$2020: 1,535,090 US$2021: 717,049 US$2022: -89,080 US$2023: -427 US$2024: 2,049,882 US$2025: 395,277 US$
Change over the period: +395,277

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Samoa

Samoa 395,277 US$
World 1.49T US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Samoa, by year Samoa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 395,277 −1.65M −80.72%
2024 2.05M +2.05M +480,274.12%
2023 -427 +88,653 +99.52%
2022 -89,080 −806,129 −112.42%
2021 717,049 −818,041 −53.29%
2020 1.54M −2.78M −64.44%
2019 4.32M +4.28M +11,476.75%
2018 37,287 −57,378 −60.61%
2017 94,665 −15.27M −99.38%
2016 15.36M +11.66M +314.66%
2015 3.7M −624,046 −14.42%
2014 4.33M +4.23M +4,286.92%
2013 98,677 −11.23M −99.13%
2012 11.33M +10.73M +1,786.25%
2011 600,814
2009 995,202
2004 606,098 +5.65M +112.01%
2003 -5.05M
1989 0 +0
1988 0 +0
1987 0 +0
1986 0 +0
1985 0 +0
1984 0 +0
1983 0 +0
1982 0 +0
1981 0 +0
1980 0 +0
1979 0 +0
1978 0 +0
1977 0

About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.