Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual in Samoa
Samoa: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual was 5.37 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Samoa, 1996–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Samoa is 5.37 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 98.1% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Samoa peaked at 282.95 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -99.28 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Samoa ranks 126th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 13.16 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -4.67 % change on previous year | -135.5% |
| 1998 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -160.5% |
| 1999 | 7.32 % change on previous year | +159.0% |
| 2005 | 5.43 % change on previous year | -25.9% |
| 2006 | 19.78 % change on previous year | +264.4% |
| 2007 | 15.84 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 2008 | 8.98 % change on previous year | -43.3% |
| 2009 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -64.1% |
| 2010 | 7.38 % change on previous year | +128.7% |
| 2011 | 9.05 % change on previous year | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 9.86 % change on previous year | +8.9% |
| 2013 | -7.42 % change on previous year | -175.3% |
| 2014 | 7.65 % change on previous year | -203.1% |
| 2015 | -3.59 % change on previous year | -146.9% |
| 2016 | 4.42 % change on previous year | -223.3% |
| 2017 | 12.31 % change on previous year | +178.2% |
| 2018 | 15.15 % change on previous year | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 7.18 % change on previous year | -52.6% |
| 2020 | -88.69 % change on previous year | -1335.9% |
| 2021 | -99.28 % change on previous year | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 282.95 % change on previous year | -385.0% |
| 2024 | 5.37 % change on previous year | -98.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 5.37 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.22 % change on previous year, 41% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 5.37 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4 % change on previous year, 35% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … annual 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -1335.9% | 7.18 % change on previous year | -88.69 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.66 % change on previous year | -4.67 % change on previous year | 13.16 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2000s | 10.65 % change on previous year | 3.23 % change on previous year | 19.78 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.2 % change on previous year | -7.42 % change on previous year | 15.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.09 % change on previous year | -99.28 % change on previous year | 282.95 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 123 Panama 5.66 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Seychelles 5.64 % change on previous year compare
- 125 British Virgin Islands 5.45 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Philippines 5.36 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Benin 5.15 % change on previous year compare
- 129 Burundi 5.14 % change on previous year 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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Samoa?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual in Samoa was 5.37 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 282.95 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -99.28 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual?
- Samoa ranks 126th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.