East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Samoa: key statistics
Samoa has 219,306 people (2025) and a GDP per person of $5,873. Below: 76 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Apia
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Samoan tālā WST
- Languages
- English, Samoan
- ISO codes
- WSWSM
- Land neighbours
- United States
topic profiles
Samoa, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
Population
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Samoa by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within East Asia & Pacific.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 219,306 | 2025 | 182/217 | 27/37 | +8.7% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.59% | 2025 | 130/217 | 21/37 | −0.3 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 17.5% | 2025 | 215/217 | 36/37 | −1.7 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 3.80 | 2024 | 31/217 | 1/37 | −14% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 6.1% | 2025 | 137/217 | 27/37 | +1.2 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 38.1% | 2025 | 32/217 | 1/37 | ±0.0 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 78.4 | 2024 | 125/216 | 27/37 | +11% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 25.0 | 2024 | 52/217 | 4/37 | −17% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 2,840 km² | 2024 | 173/216 | 24/37 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $1.3bn | 2025 | 197/211 | 27/36 | +56% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $5,873 | 2025 | 132/211 | 24/36 | +44% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $9,319 | 2025 | 142/199 | 20/31 | +64% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $5,640 | 2025 | 123/201 | 21/33 | +42% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 4.2% | 2025 | 75/210 | 17/36 | +0.4 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.6% | 2025 | 62/210 | 17/36 | +0.6 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 9.1% | 2025 | 74/198 | 15/29 | +0.8 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 10.2% | 2025 | 184/201 | 26/30 | −4.3 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 72.1% | 2025 | 27/201 | 5/30 | +2.7 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 30.0% | 2025 | 31/175 | 8/27 | −5.8 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 30.0% | 2025 | 38/163 | 13/25 | −0.9 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.2% | 2025 | 115/180 | 13/27 | +1.5 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 2.1% | 2025 | 100/136 | 17/24 | −3.2 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 8.4% | 2025 | 73/136 | 8/24 | −1.1 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 2.79 | 2025 | 132/210 | 20/36 | +9.0% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 24.0% | 2023 | 19/142 | 3/25 | +1.3 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 26.7% | 2023 | 69/142 | 13/25 | −2.1 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 37.6% | 2024 | 73/119 | 7/16 | −25.5 pp | — |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 27.6% | 2025 | 118/184 | 17/32 | +0.5 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 43.0% | 2025 | 95/184 | 24/32 | −4.5 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 70.6% | 2025 | 113/184 | 24/32 | −4.0 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 6.9% | 2025 | 26/185 | 9/29 | +8.5 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 0.2% | 2025 | 169/197 | 29/32 | −3.1 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 22.4% | 2025 | 11/178 | 3/26 | +6.5 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 23,900 | 2020 | 187/196 | 28/35 | −82% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 5.0% | 2025 | 102/187 | 9/29 | −3.9 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 13.0% | 2025 | 94/187 | 9/29 | −5.1 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 42.5% | 2025 | 172/187 | 29/29 | −12.2 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 30.7% | 2025 | 166/187 | 29/29 | −10.7 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $117m | 2023 | 112/145 | 16/24 | +3.7% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 11.3% | 2023 | 23/139 | 9/23 | −3.3 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $541 | 2023 | 12/145 | 8/24 | −5.1% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 4.5% | 2013 | — | — | −1.4 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 11.5% | 2013 | — | — | −3.5 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 21.9% | 2018 | 69/145 | 4/15 | −5.0 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 38.7 | 2013 | — | — | −4.9% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 3.4% | 2024 | 98/167 | 15/23 | −1.3 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 9.8% | 2025 | 169/190 | 24/30 | +3.7 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 98.0% | 2019 | 34/141 | 7/23 | — | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 97.7% | 2019 | 34/147 | 7/24 | — | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 101.0% | 2024 | 87/191 | 13/30 | −5.6 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 87.4% | 2016 | — | — | +5.8 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 16.0% | 2024 | 137/172 | 25/27 | +8.8 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 100.0% | 2024 | 33/168 | 8/26 | −3.0 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 30.2 | 2010 | — | — | +26% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 5.5% | 2024 | 36/184 | 8/29 | ±0.0 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 71.8 yrs | 2024 | 139/217 | 21/37 | +1.0% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 12.3 | 2024 | 100/196 | 17/30 | −17% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 14.9 | 2024 | 99/196 | 18/30 | −19% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 101 | 2023 | 65/194 | 12/30 | +1.0% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 6.8% | 2023 | 91/193 | 13/29 | +0.6 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $293 | 2023 | 116/193 | 17/29 | +18% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.56 | 2021 | 124/180 | 18/25 | +69% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 85% | 2024 | 128/193 | 20/30 | ±0.0 pp | 84% | |
| Child stunting | 7.3% | 2019 | 112/154 | 19/25 | +0.9 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 99.4% | 2024 | 71/206 | 15/37 | +8.5 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 97.1% | 2024 | 83/203 | 14/37 | +2.6 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 21.2% | 2014 | — | — | +18.1 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 62.4 | 2022 | 190/210 | 27/34 | +22% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 0.9 | 2022 | 171/208 | 30/34 | +59% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 91/215 | 15/36 | +2.1 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 65.0% | 2024 | 126/192 | 17/30 | +33.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 1.60 t | 2024 | 125/203 | 22/37 | +12% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 35.9% | 2022 | 67/212 | 7/37 | −4.3 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 49.1% | 2021 | 64/206 | 7/35 | +20.8 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 57.6% | 2024 | 38/214 | 14/35 | −0.7 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 4.1% | 2024 | 146/206 | 17/34 | −5.8 pp | 10.7% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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