Samoa international reserves
Total reserves
$612M
Data for August 2026
1-month change
+0.7%
12-month change
+5.7%
High since 2000
$618M
January 2026
Monthly history (IMF)
$612 million
August 2026+813.4% vs January 2000
Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.
Composition
What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of August 2026.
- Foreign exchange$559M · 91.3%
- Gold$11M · 1.8%
- SDRs$39M · 6.4%
- IMF reserve position$3M · 0.5%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 0.1 t
- Market value
- $11M
- Share of reserves
- 1.8%
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 2,791
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
47.5%
Months of imports covered
13.3
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.