Samoa

Economy

• GDP

  : 1.3 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 5873 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 4.2 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 2.0 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 9319 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.62 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 2.2 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 5.0 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 13.0 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 27.6 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 43.0 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -198.2 M$ (2025)

• Current account balance

  : 6.9 % (2025)

• Total reserves

  : 598.3 M$ (2025)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 0.2 % (2025)

• Poverty rate

  : 4.5 % (2013)

• Agriculture

  : 9.1 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 10.2 % (2025)

• Services

  : 72.1 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 22.4 % (2025)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.0 % (2025)

Demographics

• Population

  : 219 306 (2025)

• Population growth

  : 0.6 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -2 815 (2025)

• Population density

  : 77.9 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 71.8 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 3.80 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 25.0 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 6.16 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 17.5 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 82.5 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 57 776 (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 1.3 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 80.0 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 49.6 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 5.00 (2018)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 5.5 % (2024)

• Health expenditure

  : 6.8 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 38.7 (2013)

• Internet users

  : 21.2 % (2014)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 62.4 (2022)

• Access to electricity

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 99.4 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 8 $ (2013)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 31.3 % (2013)

• Primary school completion

  : 98.5 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 11.3 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 369.9 (2020)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 39.5 % (2025)

• Gender pay gap

  : 4.5 % (2022)

Defense

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 1.60 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 35.9 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 49.1 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 307.3 (2007)

• Forest area

  : 57.6 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 5.00 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 26.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 2.00 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 18.8 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 18.8 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 1.38 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 300 322 (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 4.10 (2024)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 161.7 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 85.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 85.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 14.9 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 101.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 32.3 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 37.9 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 73.6 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 25.4 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 23.1 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 62.0 (2023)

• Physicians

  : 0.56 (2021)

• Hospital beds

  : 0.95 (2005)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 43.5 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 26.7 % (2023)

• Fiscal balance

  : 4.4 % (2023)

• General government debt

  : 43.7 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : 0.69 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : 0.43 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 6.26 (2018)

• Political stability

  : 1.24 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : 1.05 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -0.10 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : 0.89 (2024)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 28.8 % (2025)

• New business density

  : 0.72 (2022)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 93.7 % (2020)

• Non-performing bank loans

  : 2.9 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 2.2 M$ (2025)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 72.8 % (2025)

• Gross national savings

  : 30.0 % (2025)