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Samoa

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$12,201
GDP (2031)
$1.8B
GDP growth (2031)
2.0% ↓
Inflation (2031)
3.0% →
Unemployment (2025)
5.0% ↑
Population (2031)
220.0K
Population growth (2031)
0.9% ↑
Gini index (2013)
38.7
Government debt (2031)
19.2% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-2.3% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$2.2M
Life expectancy (2024)
71.8 yrs
Health spending (2023)
6.8% of GDP
Internet users (2014)
21.2%
Mobile subscriptions (2022)
62.4/100
Trade openness (2025)
70.6% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
2.79/USD
Foreign reserves (2025)
$598.3M
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
19.2% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-2.3% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$2.2M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2013)
0.39
Assessment
Moderate inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2022)
0.72/1k
Tax revenue (2023)
24.0% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
72.1% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
66.3
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
23.9
ICT service exports (2025)
8.2%
Goods and services tax (2023)
19.9%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $1.8B $12,201 2.0% 3.0% - 220.0K - 19.2% -2.3% - - - - -
2030 * $1.7B $11,527 2.1% 3.0% - 218.0K - 18.5% -2.5% - - - - -
2029 * $1.6B $11,081 2.2% 3.0% - 217.0K - 17.7% -2.4% - - - - -
2028 * $1.5B $10,588 2.5% 3.0% - 216.0K - 17.2% -2.3% - - - - -
2027 * $1.5B $10,241 2.8% 3.2% - 214.0K - 16.6% -4.0% - - - - -
2026 * $1.4B $9,810 3.2% 2.5% - 213.0K - 17.1% -1.6% - - - - -
2025 $1.3B $9,319 4.2% 1.9% 5.0% 212.0K - 21.2% 5.7% $2.2M - - - 2.79
2024 $1.2B $8,751 4.8% 3.6% 4.9% 211.0K - 25.2% 4.4% $3.7M 71.8 - - 2.75
2023 $1.0B $8,203 15.2% 12.0% 4.9% 209.0K - 31.8% -3.0% $2.4M 71.7 6.8% - 2.74
2022 $890.0M $6,909 2.3% 8.7% 5.1% 207.0K - 41.0% -10.6% $4.8M 71.6 6.9% - 2.69
2021 $860.0M $6,351 -5.1% -3.0% 6.7% 204.0K - 45.4% -14.6% $8.9M 71.1 7.2% - 2.56
2020 $869.0M $6,452 -3.1% 1.5% 7.5% 202.0K - 43.2% 0.9% $4.4M 70.7 6.1% - 2.67
2019 $913.0M $6,638 4.5% 2.2% 7.9% 200.0K - 44.3% 2.8% -$2.2M 70.3 5.7% - 2.65
2018 $878.0M $6,318 -0.6% 3.7% 8.7% 199.0K - 49.4% 0.8% $16.7M 71.1 4.8% - 2.59
2017 $885.0M $6,280 1.4% 1.3% 9.4% 197.0K - 46.7% -1.8% $9.2M 71.0 5.2% - 2.55
2016 $844.0M $6,141 8.0% 0.1% 9.1% 195.0K - 49.0% -4.2% $2.5M 71.0 5.6% - 2.56
2015 $824.0M $5,682 3.9% 1.9% 8.9% 194.0K - 56.4% -2.6% $26.9M 71.1 6.0% - 2.56
2014 $797.0M $5,468 0.7% -1.2% 8.7% 192.0K - 54.9% -8.6% $22.8M 71.1 6.4% 21.2% 2.33
2013 $798.0M $5,387 0.1% -0.2% 8.8% 191.0K 38.7 54.1% -1.5% $13.8M 71.2 6.2% 15.3% 2.31
2012 $773.0M $5,339 -3.7% 6.2% 8.8% 189.0K - 50.9% -6.5% $20.9M 71.2 5.0% 12.9% 2.29
2011 $744.0M $5,494 3.8% 2.9% 5.7% 187.0K - 41.5% -3.0% $15.2M 71.4 5.4% 11.0% 2.32
2010 $680.0M $5,229 2.5% -0.2% 5.6% 186.0K - 40.3% -5.4% $336,435 71.5 5.2% 7.0% 2.48
2009 $618.0M $4,906 -0.5% 14.6% 5.7% 184.0K - 33.3% -4.6% $9.9M 69.5 5.1% 6.0% 2.73
2008 $684.0M $4,939 3.6% 6.3% 5.5% 183.0K 42.0 28.2% -4.7% $45.9M 71.5 4.5% 5.0% 2.64
2007 $568.0M $4,713 0.5% 4.5% 5.4% 182.0K - 31.5% -13.5% $6.8M 71.6 4.7% 4.8% 2.62
2006 $516.0M $4,592 2.1% 3.2% 5.3% 180.0K - 33.5% -8.5% $21.9M 71.6 4.9% 4.5% 2.78
2005 $486.0M $4,379 6.6% 7.8% 5.2% 180.0K - 34.2% -7.1% $3.8M 71.5 4.6% 3.4% 2.71
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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