Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average in Samoa
Samoa: Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average was 2.72 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average in Samoa, 1987–2026
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average in Samoa is 2.72, measured in 2026.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average in Samoa peaked at 3.52 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3414, in 1998.
Samoa ranks 144th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2.12 | — |
| 1988 | 2.08 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 2.27 | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 2.31 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 2.4 | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 2.46 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 2.56 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 2.53 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 2.47 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 2.47 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.36 | -45.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3414 | -74.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6947 | +103.5% |
| 2000 | 3.27 | +371.4% |
| 2001 | 3.52 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 3.43 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.04 | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 2.78 | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 2.7 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.76 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.6 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 2.64 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2.73 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 2.48 | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 2.32 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 2.29 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.31 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.33 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.55 | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 2.54 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.54 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.61 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 2.66 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.54 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 2.66 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 2.72 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 2.73 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 2.77 | +1.3% |
| 2026 | 2.72 | -1.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 2.72 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.42, 16% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 2.72 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.83, 35% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +371.4% | 0.6947 | 3.27 |
| 1999 | +103.5% | 0.3414 | 0.6947 |
| 1998 | -74.8% | 1.36 | 0.3414 |
| 1997 | -45.0% | 2.47 | 1.36 |
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
- 141 Belarus 3.02 compare
- 142 Lithuania 2.97 compare
- 143 Tunisia 2.9 compare
- 145 Antigua and Barbuda 2.7 compare
- 145 Dominica 2.7 compare
- 145 Grenada 2.7 compare
- 145 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.7 compare
- 145 Saint Lucia 2.7 compare
- 145 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.7 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 exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average in Samoa?
- Exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, 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, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.52 in 2001.
- What is the lowest exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3414 in 1998.
- How does Samoa rank for exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average?
- Samoa ranks 144th out of 182 countries with data for 2026.
- Is exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Local currency units (LCU) per U.S. dollar, with values after a new currency's introduction presented in the old currency's terms