Samoa - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Samoa was 3.13 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33.05 in 1980 and a minimum value of -2.90 in 1995.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1962 2.65
1963 0.69
1964 5.31
1965 2.11
1966 2.87
1967 -0.52
1968 1.71
1969 4.13
1970 2.74
1971 4.77
1972 7.51
1973 11.76
1974 24.99
1975 8.79
1976 4.90
1977 14.61
1978 2.06
1979 11.12
1980 33.05
1981 20.51
1982 18.30
1983 16.46
1984 11.86
1985 9.09
1986 5.73
1987 4.57
1988 8.51
1989 6.46
1990 15.24
1991 -1.82
1992 9.03
1993 1.72
1994 12.08
1995 -2.90
1996 5.37
1997 6.86
1998 2.22
1999 0.27
2000 0.97
2001 3.84
2002 8.05
2003 0.12
2004 16.31
2005 1.86
2006 3.70
2007 5.58
2008 11.57
2009 6.32
2010 0.78
2011 5.24
2012 2.05
2013 0.61
2014 -0.41
2015 0.72
2016 1.30
2017 1.75
2018 4.20
2019 0.98
2020 -1.57
2021 3.13

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Samoa was 0.22 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 68.23 in 1994 and a minimum value of -6.98 in 1995.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1983 17.90
1984 15.87
1985 1.54
1986 -0.31
1987 4.52
1988 18.37
1989 -2.79
1990 9.01
1991 6.11
1992 8.57
1993 0.65
1994 68.23
1995 -6.98
1996 4.59
1997 11.84
1998 3.41
1999 2.48
2000 2.89
2001 2.43
2002 2.43
2003 2.62
2004 7.02
2005 0.86
2006 9.26
2007 -0.14
2008 8.60
2009 2.44
2010 4.91
2011 0.45
2012 3.64
2013 0.92
2014 -0.15
2015 4.19
2016 1.18
2017 -0.08
2018 1.16
2019 1.39
2020 0.22

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)

The latest value for Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Samoa was 0.22 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 68.23 in 1994 and -6.98 in 1995.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on World Bank national accounts data archives, OECD National Accounts, and the IMF WEO database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 9.01
1991 6.11
1992 8.57
1993 0.65
1994 68.23
1995 -6.98
1996 4.59
1997 11.84
1998 3.41
1999 2.48
2000 2.89
2001 2.43
2002 2.43
2003 2.62
2004 7.02
2005 0.86
2006 9.26
2007 -0.14
2008 8.60
2009 2.44
2010 4.91
2011 0.45
2012 3.64
2013 0.92
2014 -0.15
2015 4.19
2016 1.18
2017 -0.08
2018 1.16
2019 1.39
2020 0.22

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices