Samoa

Country in Oceania

In brief

GDP: $1.3B (2025). World rank 196 of 210; in Oceania, 10 of 19. Industry, share of GDP: 10.2% (2025). World rank 184 of 200; in Oceania, 11 of 13. Remittances received, share of GDP: 22.4% (2025). World rank 11 of 178; in Oceania, 3 of 13. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $824.2M → $1.3B, GDP per person $4,084 → $5,873, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $5,682 → $9,319.

Size and growth

GDP: $1.3B 2025
GDP per person: $5,873 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $9,319 2025
GDP growth per year: +4.2% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $5,640 2025
Inflation: +2.2% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 63 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 9.1% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 10.2% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 72.1% 2025
Unemployment: 5% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 13% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 30.7% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 27.6% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 43% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: +6.9% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +0.2% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 22.4% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 24% 2023
Currency: Samoan Tala (WST)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 38.7 2013
Living on under $3 a day: 4.5% 2013