Samoa Samoa

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Samoa, is a country located at Micronesia, it has an area of 2,840 Km2 so it is one of the smallest countries in the world.

Samoa, with a population of 200,000 people, it is one of the least populous country in the world and it has a moderate population density, 70 people per km2.

It's capital is Apia and its currency is Talas

Samoa is holding the 186 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2022 was 345 millions of euros (364 millions of dollars), ( 43.7% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €1,727 euros per inhabitant$1,820 dollars per inhabitant.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of Samoa, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.707 points in 2021, leaving it in 111th place in the table of 191 countries published.

If the reason to visit Samoa are business, you must know it's in the 98th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of Samoa, if you want to see information about other countries click here

Apia: Monthly Temp.
Apia: Monthly Rainfall
Samoa Economy
Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2022€790M
Annual GDP [+]2022$833M
GDP per capita [+]2022€3,952
GDP per capita [+]2022$4,165
Debt (M.€.) [+]2022345
Debt ($M) [+]2022364
Debt (%GDP) [+]202243.70%
Debt Per Capita [+]2022€1,727
Debt Per Capita [+]2022$1,820
Deficit (M.€) [+]202243
Deficit ($M) [+]202245
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20225.37%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022261.9
Expenditure ($M) [+]2022276.0
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202036.6
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202041.8
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202016.21%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]201732.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]201736.2
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]201711.58%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202233.12%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€1,309
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$1,380
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020€185
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020$211
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017€154
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017$174
Corruption Index [+]201452
Fragile States Index [+]201865.5
Labour
NMW [+]2022$232.1
Business
Doing Business [+]202098º
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202125.3%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201115.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202027.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2019172,284
Exports [+]2023€39.2M
Exports [+]2023$42.4M
Exports % GDP [+]20225.00%
Imports [+]2023€432.9M
Imports [+]2023$468.1M
Imports % GDP [+]202252.86%
Trade balance [+]2023€-393.7M
Trade balance [+]2023$-425.7M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2022-47.87%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202170
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017142.9
% Immigrant [+]20202.03%
% Emigrant [+]202068.55%
Birth Rate [+]202127.25‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201710.3
Crude death rate [+]20215.34‰
Fertility Rate [+]20213.93
% risk of poverty [+]201821.9%
Population [+]2021200,000
Immigrant stock [+]20204,021
Emigrant stock [+]2020135,732
HDI [+]20210.707
Life expectancy [+]202172.77
Suicides [+]201511
Suicide rate [+]20155.70
Number of homicides [+]201813
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20186.20
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20221.75
Consumption GWh [+]2022177
Generation GWh [+]2022194
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]04/14/202431
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]04/14/202417,057
Fully vaccinated [+]04/17/2023177,954
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]04/14/2024155.00
Doses administered [+]04/17/2023453,083