Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Samoa
Samoa: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.198 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Samoa, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 0.198 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in 2024.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Samoa peaked at 0.2258 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Samoa 21st out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Samoa, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1588 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.1617 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1469 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1664 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1717 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1768 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1785 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1834 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1818 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1813 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1917 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1854 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1728 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1762 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1887 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -88.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -99.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32996.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +226.0% |
| 2024 | 0.198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.198 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 6.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.198 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 5.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit 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 | +32996.9% | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0648 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2023 | +226.0% | 0.0648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2114 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2021 | -99.3% | 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2020 | -88.1% | 0.2258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1537 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1664 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1732 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1834 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 18 United States Virgin Islands 0.2228 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Albania 0.2189 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Fiji 0.2149 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Montenegro 0.1978 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Jamaica 0.196 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Tuvalu 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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, per unit in Samoa?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Samoa was 0.198 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2258 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Samoa ranks 21st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.