Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in Samoa
Samoa: Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average was 2.72 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in Samoa, 1987–2026
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 2.72 for exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in 2026.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in Samoa peaked at 3.52 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3414, in 1998.
That places Samoa 129th out of 181 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.15 | 2.08 | 2.27 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.96 | 0.3414 | 2.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.95 | 2.6 | 3.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.45 | 2.29 | 2.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.69 | 2.54 | 2.77 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 126 Israel 3.12 compare
- 127 Belarus 3.04 compare
- 128 Tunisia 2.88 compare
- 130 Antigua and Barbuda 2.7 compare
- 130 Dominica 2.7 compare
- 130 Grenada 2.7 compare
- 130 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.7 compare
- 130 Saint Lucia 2.7 compare
- 130 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.7 compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 20.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in Samoa?
- Exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in Samoa was 2.72 in 2026, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
- What is the highest exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.52 in 2001.
- What is the lowest exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3414 in 1998.
- How does Samoa rank for exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average?
- Samoa ranks 129th out of 181 countries with data for 2026.
- Is exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Local currency units (LCU) per U.S. dollar, with values prior to the currency's introduction presented in the new currency's terms