Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption in Samoa
Samoa: Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption was 9.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption in Samoa, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 9.1% for spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption in 2019.
The figure is down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption in Samoa peaked at 11.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 160th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.7% | — |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +55.5% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -32.6% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +50.6% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +33.1% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 9.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.1%, 27% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 9.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.6%, 32% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +55.5% | 4.7% | 7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 4.7% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.1% | 11.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6345 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 395,277 BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.8 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.22 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -40.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.13 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 17.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption in Samoa?
- Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption in Samoa was 9.1% in 2019, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption?
- Samoa ranks 160th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption by adults aged over 15, as measured in terms of litres of pure alcohol.