Affordability of cigarettes in Samoa
Samoa: Affordability of cigarettes was 13.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Affordability of cigarettes in Samoa, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 13.9% for affordability of cigarettes in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability of cigarettes in Samoa peaked at 13.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2012.
Samoa ranks 23rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.1% | 11.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.0% | 13.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1251 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2414 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.2407 °C (2026)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4124 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability of cigarettes in Samoa?
- Affordability of cigarettes in Samoa was 13.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest affordability of cigarettes recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest affordability of cigarettes recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for affordability of cigarettes?
- Samoa ranks 23rd out of 176 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability of cigarettes rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Affordability of cigarettes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price of 100 packs of cigarettes as a share of GDP per capita. This price is based on the most-sold brand of cigarettes in a given country and includes taxes. Lower values indicate that cigarettes are more affordable.