ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Samoa

East Asia & Pacific. Upper middle income. Capital: Apia. Population 219,306 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
4,157 6,021 7,885 1995 2025 7,963
GDP growth (%)
−4.6 5.1 14.8 1995 2025 4.2
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−2.5 6.7 15.9 1995 2025 2.2
Life expectancy at birth (years)
69.5 70.6 71.8 1995 2024 71.8

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 7,963 2025 +1,217 +1,530 142 of 199
GDP growth% 4.2% 2025 +7.3 pp +0.4 pp 74 of 209
GDP per person growth% 3.6% 2025 +7.7 pp +0.6 pp 61 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 5,640 2025 +1,560 +1,670 123 of 201
Trade% of GDP 70.6% 2025 −6.9 pp −4.0 pp 112 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 0.2% 2025 −0.3 pp −3.1 pp 169 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 2.2% 2025 +3.8 pp +1.5 pp 115 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 5.0% 2025 −2.5 pp −3.9 pp 101 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 219,306 2025 +7,362 +17,524 182 of 217
Population growth% annual 0.6% 2025 −0.4 pp −0.3 pp 130 of 217
Urban population% of total 17.5% 2025 −0.5 pp −1.7 pp 215 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 71.8 2024 +1.6 +0.7 139 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 12.3 2024 −2.6 −2.6 100 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 6.8% 2023 +2.0 pp +0.6 pp 91 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 98.0% 2019 * −1.4 pp −1.0 pp –
Government spending on education% of GDP 5.5% 2024 +0.9 pp 0.0 pp 33 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 21.2% 2014 * +15.2 pp +18.1 pp –
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 +0.8 pp +2.1 pp 77 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 38.7 2013 * −3.3 −2.0 –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 4.5% 2013 * +0.8 pp −1.4 pp –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 35.9% 2022 +0.1 pp −4.3 pp 67 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 6,870 +2.6 17,730 13,961 424 +2.2% 16% 14%
GDP growth 3.1% +0.2 3.2% 3.6% 5.8 – – –
GDP per person growth 2.2% +0.2 3.2% 3.4% 5.8 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 4,260 +3.8 7,775 7,690 362 +3.6% 16% 15%
Trade 74.5% −0.5 79.8% 98.8% 8.0 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 0.9% −0.7 2.4% 2.1% 1.0 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 3.2% −0.3 3.3% 2.1% 3.7 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 7.3% −1.3 5.5% 3.0% 1.8 – – –
Population 210,372 +1.6 6,549,143 1,418,517 5,674 +0.8% 8% 8%
Population growth 0.9% −1.7 0.5% 0.6% 0.2 – – –
Urban population 18.3% −1.0 65.4% 65.4% 0.7 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 71.1 +2.0 74.5 73.0 0.4 – – –
Infant mortality 14.0 −2.1 11.2 13.9 0.9 – – –
Health spending 6.0% +1.1 6.2% 5.9% 0.7 – – –
Government spending on education 4.9% +0.7 4.1% 4.2% 0.8 – – –
Internet users 7.3% +3.3 – – 4.3 – – –
Access to electricity 98.7% +1.2 100.0% 100.0% 1.0 – – –
Renewable energy 37.6% −0.6 13.8% 11.4% 2.8 – – –

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