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Samoa · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Samoa

East Asia & Pacific Capital Apia Upper middle income Nation age 64 years (since 1962) i WSM · WS
NationsTree Index 2025 i50.287th of 196 Tree height 2025 i0.9 msee ranking Military strength i—percentile
Population i219,306182nd of 217 Area i2,840 km²173rd of 216 GDP i$1.29 bn196th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$2.04 bn intl.187th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$9,319 intl.142nd of 199 Life expectancy i71.8 years139th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i50
Strength · trunk i9
Quality of life · crown i38
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i83
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i96
CSV

In short

Samoa is 87th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 50.2 out of 100; its tree is 0.9 m tall.

It has 219,306 people and an economy of $2.04 bn at purchasing power parity, 187th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), High-tech exports (2nd of 168) and Government budget balance (8th of 192).

Its weakest positions: Tertiary enrolment (127th of 150), Fixed broadband (171st of 208) and GDP per person (PPP) (142nd of 199).

Over five years it climbed from 119th to 87th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 2,840 173rd/216
Land area ikm² 2,780 171st/216
Population ipeople 219,306 182nd/217
Population growth i% 0.59% 130th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 78.4 125th/216
Urban population i% 17.5% 215th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 38.1% 32nd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 6.1% 137th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $1.29 bn 196th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $2.04 bn 187th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $1.75 bn 187th/199
GDP per person iUSD $5,873 131st/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $9,319 142nd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $5,640 123rd/201
GDP growth i% 4.2% 75th/210
Inflation i% 2.2% 66th/180
Unemployment i% 5.0% 86th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 21.2% 20th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP 4.7% 8th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 9.1% 74th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 10.2% 183rd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 4.9% 154th/192
Services i% of GDP 72.1% 26th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $355.7 m 169th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $553.9 m 175th/182
Exports i% of GDP 27.6% 117th/183
Imports i% of GDP 43.0% 94th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 70.6% 112th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 33.3% 28th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 39.4% 76th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 24.8% 57th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 1.3% 125th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 76.7% 2nd/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 5.7% 32nd/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.2% 169th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.3% 146th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.28% 83rd/209
Arable land i% of land area 4.1% 146th/206

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 23,900 185th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $23.1 m 161st/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 19.8% 34th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 18,500 104th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 71.8 139th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 14.9 98th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.56 118th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.02005
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 85% 132nd/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 92.3% 41st/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 87.4%2016
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 33.6%2008
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 10.9% 124th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 6.8% 91st/193
Adult literacy i% 98.0%2019
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 16.0% 127th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.708 122nd/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 38.72013
Extreme poverty i% of population 4.5%2013

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 62.5% 100th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 44.1% 91st/144
Internet users i% of population 21.2%2014
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 62 190th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.9 171st/208
Air passengers carried ipassengers 42,120 144th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 1.60 79th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 35.9% 67th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 4.6 9th/200
Forest area i% of land area 57.6% 38th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 3072007

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 56.5 88th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 61.3 53rd/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 76.1 33rd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 89.0 11th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 54.2 100th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 74.5 44th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 6.32018

Military

Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 7.0 m2019

Science & innovation

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Patent applications by residents iapplications 1 126th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 22 171st/197

Compare Samoa with

Solomon IslandsTimor-LesteTongaVanuatu

Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Samoa — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/samoa. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Samoa — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/samoa. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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