International trips for personal reasons in American Samoa
American Samoa: International trips for personal reasons was 16,640 in 2018. ▼ Falling
International trips for personal reasons in American Samoa, 1995–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, international trips for personal reasons in American Samoa stood at 16,640.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international trips for personal reasons in American Samoa peaked at 34,000 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 16,300, in 2015.
American Samoa ranks 166th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
International trips for personal reasons in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 28,000 | — |
| 1996 | 29,000 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 19,000 | -34.5% |
| 1998 | 29,000 | +52.6% |
| 1999 | 34,000 | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 34,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 28,300 | -16.8% |
| 2005 | 20,100 | -29.0% |
| 2006 | 20,700 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 18,900 | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 18,946 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 17,137 | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 17,226 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 17,182 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 17,069 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 16,600 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 17,500 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 16,300 | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 16,600 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 16,800 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 16,640 | -1.0% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 16,640 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.47 million, 1% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 16,640 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 466,300, 4% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International trips for personal reasons in American 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +52.6% | 19,000 | 29,000 |
| 1997 | -34.5% | 29,000 | 19,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,800 | 19,000 | 34,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 22,583 | 17,137 | 34,000 | 7 |
| 2010s | 16,880 | 16,300 | 17,500 | 9 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 163 Palau 18,000 compare
- 164 Tonga 17,700 compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 17,600 compare
- 167 Chad 15,700 compare
- 168 Micronesia (country) 12,200 compare
- 169 Sao Tome and Principe 9,900 compare
More reference data data for American Samoa
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0005 (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1017 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.015 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1942 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0005 (2050)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.0944 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0018 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international trips for personal reasons in American Samoa?
- International trips for personal reasons in American Samoa was 16,640 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest international trips for personal reasons recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 34,000 in 1999.
- What is the lowest international trips for personal reasons recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,300 in 2015.
- How does American Samoa rank for international trips for personal reasons?
- American Samoa ranks 166th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international trips for personal reasons rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of International trips for personal reasons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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