CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Samoa
Samoa: CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. was -1.6% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Samoa, 1987–2020
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
In 2020, cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Samoa stood at -1.6%.
The figure is down 256.3% on the previous year and down 294.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Samoa peaked at 16.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -2.9%, in 1995.
That places Samoa 152nd out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 4.6% | — |
| 1988 | 8.5% | +86.0% |
| 1989 | 6.5% | -23.6% |
| 1990 | 15.2% | +134.6% |
| 1991 | -1.8% | -112.0% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | -595.7% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | -81.1% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | +607.7% |
| 1995 | -2.9% | -124.2% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -284.5% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | +27.4% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | -67.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -87.3% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +247.0% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +293.2% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | +108.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -98.7% |
| 2004 | 16.3% | +15722.3% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -88.8% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +101.2% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +51.3% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +108.3% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -45.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -87.4% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +555.6% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -61.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -70.7% |
| 2014 | -0.4% | -171.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -270.4% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +82.9% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +35.6% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +137.5% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -76.4% |
| 2020 | -1.6% | -256.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's -1.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%. (46 countries reporting)
- Samoa's -1.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.5%. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. 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 | +15722.3% | 0.1% | 16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.5% | 4.6% | 8.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | -2.9% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 0.1% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | -0.4% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.6% | -1.6% | -1.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 149 Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.9% compare
- 150 Costa Rica -1.1% compare
- 151 Maldives -1.4% compare
- 153 Benin -1.9% compare
- 154 Kiribati -1.9% compare
- 155 Saint Lucia -2.5% compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Samoa?
- Cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. in Samoa was -1.6% in 2020, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.9% in 1995.
- How does Samoa rank for cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj.?
- Samoa ranks 152nd out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is cpi price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj. rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 294.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of CPI Price, % y-o-y, nominal, seas. adj.. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The consumer price index reflects the change in prices for the average consumer of a constant basket of consumer goods. Data is in nominal percentage terms, measured on a year-on-year basis, and seasonally adjusted.