Real Effective Exchange Rate in Samoa
Samoa: Real Effective Exchange Rate was 104.38 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Real Effective Exchange Rate in Samoa, 2000–2018
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for real effective exchange rate in Samoa is 104.38, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate in Samoa peaked at 104.38 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 74.69, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 42nd of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Real Effective Exchange Rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.69 | — |
| 2001 | 76.94 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 81.32 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 80.48 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 89.81 | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 88.92 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 88.97 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 90.04 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 92.75 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 100.01 | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 100 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 102.44 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 103.27 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 102.73 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 101.42 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 103.54 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 104.37 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 103.32 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 104.38 | +1.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 104.38 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 101.79, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 104.38 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 108.54, 96% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.4 | 74.69 | 100.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.83 | 100 | 104.38 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 real effective exchange rate in Samoa?
- Real effective exchange rate in Samoa was 104.38 in 2018, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
- What is the highest real effective exchange rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 104.38 in 2018.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.69 in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for real effective exchange rate?
- Samoa ranks 42nd out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
- Is real effective exchange rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 Real Effective Exchange Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs.