WSM / East Asia & Pacific

Samoa

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Capital
Apia
Currency
Samoan tālā
Continent
Oceania
Area
2,842 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q683 ↗ · Official languages: English, Samoan
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
219.31K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
1.29B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
5,872.78 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
2.21 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
5 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
3.8 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
71.83 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
0.59 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
4.2 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
9,318.96 · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
6.07 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
17.51 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
42.53 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
12.98 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
21.2 · 2014
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
70.63 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
0.17 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Samoa: 219.31K
Samoa · Population184.55K194.03K203.51K212.99K222.47K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Samoa · Population · people
YearSamoa
2025219,306
2024218,019
2023216,663
2022215,261
2021213,779
2020211,944
2019209,780
2018207,582
2017205,415
2016203,499
2015201,782
2014200,037
2013198,268
2012196,498
2011194,713
2010193,023
2009191,513
2008190,107
2007188,753
2006187,709
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Samoa: 1.29B
Samoa · GDP421.12M657.53M893.93M1.13B1.37B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Samoa · GDP · current US$
YearSamoa
20251,287,936,621.65
20241,175,749,785.65
20231,044,909,500.03
2022889,554,711.84
2021859,724,936.06
2020868,884,902.95
2019912,950,466.06
2018878,448,433.4
2017884,844,384.46
2016843,924,796.7
2015824,150,498.65
2014796,683,519.59
2013797,736,334.28
2012773,141,661.17
2011744,097,050.17
2010680,260,907.15
2009628,006,115.42
2008641,346,191.66
2007573,548,459.83
2006499,923,757.78

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Samoa: 5,872.78
Samoa · GDP per capita2,342.343,305.194,268.045,230.886,193.732006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Samoa · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearSamoa
20255,872.78
20245,392.88
20234,822.74
20224,132.45
20214,021.56
20204,099.6
20194,351.94
20184,231.81
20174,307.59
20164,147.07
20154,084.36
20143,982.68
20134,023.53
20123,934.6
20113,821.51
20103,524.25
20093,279.18
20083,373.61
20073,038.62
20062,663.29
% · 2006–2025
2025Samoa: 2.21
Samoa · Inflation-2.881.0658.9412.882006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Samoa · Inflation · %
YearSamoa
20252.21
20242.17
20237.92
202210.96
20213.13
2020-1.57
20190.98
20184.2
20171.75
20161.3
20150.72
2014-0.41
20130.61
20122.05
20115.24
20100.78
20096.32
200811.57
20075.58
20063.7

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Samoa: 5
Samoa · Unemployment4.45.767.138.499.852006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Samoa · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearSamoa
20255
20244.86
20234.92
20225.05
20216.66
20207.47
20197.86
20188.65
20179.4
20169.06
20158.9
20148.72
20138.77
20128.75
20115.68
20105.62
20095.65
20085.54
20075.43
20065.32

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Samoa: —
Samoa · Fertility rate3.733.954.184.414.642006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Samoa · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearSamoa
2025No data available
20243.8
20233.83
20223.88
20213.94
20204
20194.06
20184.14
20174.2
20164.26
20154.34
20144.42
20134.49
20124.55
20114.56
20104.52
20094.47
20084.42
20074.36
20064.32

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Samoa: —
Samoa · Life expectancy69.2569.9570.6671.3672.062006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Samoa · Life expectancy · years
YearSamoa
2025No data available
202471.83
202371.7
202271.55
202171.1
202070.73
201970.27
201871.05
201770.99
201671
201571.06
201471.14
201371.23
201271.16
201171.39
201071.45
200969.49
200871.53
200771.61
200671.62
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Samoa

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.