Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Samoa
Samoa: Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments was 11,500 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Samoa, 2006–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 11,500 for foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1,816.7% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Samoa peaked at 67,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 600, in 2021.
That places Samoa 138th out of 139 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 40,000 | — |
| 2007 | 45,000 | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 39,000 | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 41,000 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 41,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 43,000 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 37,000 | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 40,000 | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 41,000 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 55,700 | +35.9% |
| 2018 | 64,000 | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 67,000 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 6,100 | -90.9% |
| 2021 | 600 | -90.2% |
| 2022 | 11,500 | +1816.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 11,500 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 million, 1% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 11,500 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 670,000, 2% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1816.7% | 600 | 11,500 |
| 2020 | -90.9% | 67,000 | 6,100 |
| 2021 | -90.2% | 6,100 | 600 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41,250 | 39,000 | 45,000 | 4 |
| 2010s | 47,744 | 37,000 | 67,000 | 9 |
| 2020s | 6,067 | 600 | 11,500 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 135 French Guiana 22,000 compare
- 136 Dominica 20,000 compare
- 137 East Timor 16,500 compare
- 139 Montserrat 300 compare
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 foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Samoa?
- Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments in Samoa was 11,500 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 67,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 600 in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments?
- Samoa ranks 138th out of 139 countries with data for 2022.
- Is foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign guests in hotels and similar establishments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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