Official exchange rate in Samoa
Samoa: Official exchange rate was 2.75 LCU per US$, period average in 2024. β² Rising
Official exchange rate in Samoa, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official exchange rate in Samoa is 2.75 LCU per US$, period average, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Samoa peaked at 3.48 LCU per US$, period average in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6066 LCU per US$, period average, in 1974.
Samoa ranks 133rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7114 LCU per US$, period average | 0.6066 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8262 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.75 LCU per US$, period average | 0.9193 LCU per US$, period average | 2.27 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.57 LCU per US$, period average | 2.31 LCU per US$, period average | 3.01 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.94 LCU per US$, period average | 2.62 LCU per US$, period average | 3.48 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 LCU per US$, period average | 2.29 LCU per US$, period average | 2.65 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.68 LCU per US$, period average | 2.56 LCU per US$, period average | 2.75 LCU per US$, period average | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 130 Qatar 3.64 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 131 Belarus 3.25 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 132 Tunisia 3.11 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 134 Georgia 2.72 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 135 Antigua and Barbuda 2.7 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 135 Dominica 2.7 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 135 Grenada 2.7 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 135 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.7 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 135 Saint Lucia 2.7 LCU per US$, period average compare
- 135 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.7 LCU per US$, period average compare
More population data for Samoa
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.307 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 25,608 (2100)
- Population density 137.97 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.307 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.8 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.8 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.8 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.92 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 3.83 (2023)
- Children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity 3.83 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Samoa?
- Official exchange rate in Samoa was 2.75 LCU per US$, period average in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.48 LCU per US$, period average in 2001.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6066 LCU per US$, period average in 1974.
- How does Samoa rank for official exchange rate?
- Samoa ranks 133rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release