International tourist trips in Samoa
Samoa: International tourist trips was 49,400 in 2022. ▲ Rising
International tourist trips in Samoa, 1995–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourist trips in Samoa is 49,400, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,800.0% on the previous year and down 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourist trips in Samoa peaked at 172,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,600, in 2021.
That places Samoa 181st out of 203 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
International tourist trips in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 68,000 | — |
| 1996 | 73,000 | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 68,000 | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 78,000 | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 85,000 | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 88,000 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 88,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 89,000 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 92,000 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 98,000 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 102,000 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 110,000 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 117,000 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 118,000 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 122,000 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 122,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 121,000 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 126,000 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 116,000 | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 120,400 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 128,000 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 134,000 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 146,000 | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 164,000 | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 172,000 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 23,100 | -86.6% |
| 2021 | 2,600 | -88.7% |
| 2022 | 49,400 | +1800.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 49,400 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.49 million, 3% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 49,400 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 727,000, 7% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourist trips 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 | +1800.0% | 2,600 | 49,400 |
| 2021 | -88.7% | 23,100 | 2,600 |
| 2020 | -86.6% | 172,000 | 23,100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74,400 | 68,000 | 85,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 102,400 | 88,000 | 122,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 134,940 | 116,000 | 172,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,033 | 2,600 | 49,400 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 178 New Caledonia 59,399 compare
- 179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 59,000 compare
- 180 Guinea-Bissau 52,400 compare
- 182 Chad 40,000 compare
- 182 Sierra Leone 40,000 compare
- 184 Central African Republic 34,600 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 international tourist trips in Samoa?
- International tourist trips in Samoa was 49,400 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest international tourist trips recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 172,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourist trips recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,600 in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for international tourist trips?
- Samoa ranks 181st out of 203 countries with data for 2022.
- Is international tourist trips rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of International tourist trips. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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