Fiji vs Samoa: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP
Fiji
21.5%
in 2022
Samoa
19.8%
in 2024
Fiji rank
20th
Samoa rank
21st
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP over time
- Fiji
- Samoa
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 21.5% against 19.8% in Samoa, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Fiji has been ahead every year.
Fiji ranks 20th and Samoa ranks 21st of 191 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.5% | 15.4% | 3.1% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 23.4% | 17.3% | 6.1% | Fiji |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 18.9% | 5.2% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 3.1% | 6.5% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp, Fiji or Samoa?
- Fiji, at 21.5% against 19.8% in Samoa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp between Fiji and Samoa?
- 1.7%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Samoa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Fiji and Samoa rank globally for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Fiji ranks 20th and Samoa ranks 21st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.