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.
Affordability of cigarettes in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 9.1% | — |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +16.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 13.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 3.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 13.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.2%, 2.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
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
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.