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General profile: American Samoa

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
0.047 Millions
1.000 USD/US$
..
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 200 km²
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INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-3.3 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
374
(e) 320
379
(e) 382
Merchandise imports
506
361
675
(e) 711
Merchandise trade balance
-132
(e) -41
-296
(e) -329
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
0 %0 %33 %33 %8 %8 %4 %4 %55 %55 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
121114352815121114352815
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
-
-
-
-
Services imports
-
-
-
-
Services trade balance
-
-
-
-
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
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Travel
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Other services
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TRADE INDICES
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104104919414210610910411310068798662731126972106167209185192201187131107109100787914114314099201244928
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
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GDP per capita, current US$
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Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
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Current account balance, % of GDP
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Exchange rate (/US$)
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
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FDI outflows
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Personal remittances, % of GDP
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Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
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Balance, % of imports
-
-
-
-
Normalized balance
-
-
-
-
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban
87%Urban 87%Rural
13%Rural 13%
OTHER INDICATORS
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Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
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Container port throughput (TEU)
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Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
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-
-
-
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
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-
-
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Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
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Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 02 December 2025