American Samoa

Economy

• GDP

  : 871.0 M$ (2022)

• GDP per capita

  : 18017 $ (2022)

• GDP growth

  : 1.7 % (2022)

• Exports

  : 47.0 % (2022)

• Imports

  : 77.7 % (2022)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -268.0 M$ (2022)

Demographics

• Population

  : 46 029 (2025)

• Population growth

  : -1.6 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -1 051 (2025)

• Population density

  : 237.6 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 73.0 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 2.27 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 15.0 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 7.29 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 80.5 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 19.5 % (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 0.8 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 54.0 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 49.6 % (2025)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 14.7 % (2006)

• Internet users

  : 0.0 % (1990)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 3.96 (2004)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 100.0 % (2024)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 0.00 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 0.4 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 3.9 % (2021)

• Forest area

  : 85.2 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 6.00 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 24.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 1.00 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 5.6 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 3.80 (2024)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 17.1 (2020)

Health

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 80.4 % (2022)

• Physicians

  : 0.78 (1999)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 34.7 (2024)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : 1.18 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : 0.77 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 25.5 (2018)

• Political stability

  : 1.25 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : 1.09 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : 0.39 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : 0.93 (2024)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 71.3 % (2022)