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General profile: Samoa

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
0.218 Millions
2.763 WST/US$
1 130 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 2 780 km²
..
5.20 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-2.4 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
87
70
59
42
Merchandise imports
239
310
371
489
Merchandise trade balance
-151
-240
-312
-447
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
3 %3 %53 %53 %10 %10 %34 %34 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
107443107443
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
130
181
198
327
Services imports
69
109
74
128
Services trade balance
61
72
124
199
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
4.0
4.1
4.0
6.3
Travel
56.3
72.9
71.6
70.5
Other services
15.2
10.2
20.2
23.1
TRADE INDICES
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5556534463797475921005292929711981111172124959271781031001031031031009092969599102848888
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+5.2 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
447
699
826
1 130
GDP per capita, current US$
2 389
3 620
4 091
5 185
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
5.06
1.61
6.12
5.20
Current account balance, % of GDP
-10.64
-8.81
-1.54
5.72
Exchange rate (/US$)
2.710
2.485
2.561
2.763
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
78.316.833.133.755.278.316.833.133.755.2
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.2 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
3.76
0.41
26.81
3.76
FDI outflows
..
..
3.80
2.04
Personal remittances, % of GDP
18.27
19.82
15.89
24.97
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
282.3264.9280.0248.4204.2155.2147.6135.7130.8131.2140.5164.6177.7159.6138.5119.5109.096.687.142594-4179327231421150.408104972248321-1FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
-25.60
-26.49
-16.98
-18.23
Balance, % of imports
-44.66
-47.54
-37.72
-35.78
Normalized balance
-0.287
-0.312
-0.232
-0.218
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
8488806259878178757378818081857474729489
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 17%Urban 17%Rural 83%Rural 83%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
..
10
10
5
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
22 465
32 387
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.13
0.10
0.20
3.43
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
2.04
2.37
2.79
3.27
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
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).
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
***
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