Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP in American Samoa
American Samoa: Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2022. ▼ Falling
Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP in American Samoa, 2002–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp in American Samoa stood at 0 units per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp in American Samoa peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
American Samoa ranks 7th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
American Samoa compared with similar countries
- American Samoa's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 129.1× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- American Samoa's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 24.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 4 Palau 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Kiribati 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Dominica 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Northern Mariana Islands 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for American Samoa
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0023 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp in American Samoa?
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp in American Samoa was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- What is the lowest urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does American Samoa rank for urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp?
- American Samoa ranks 7th out of 211 countries with data for 2022.
- Is urban vs rural majority, per unit of gdp rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this American Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban vs rural majority divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban vs rural majority ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Urban vs rural majority divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.