Spirits as share total alcohol consumption in Samoa
Samoa: Spirits as share total alcohol consumption was 9.07 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Spirits as share total alcohol consumption in Samoa, 2000–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 9.07 for spirits as share total alcohol consumption in 2019.
The figure is down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits as share total alcohol consumption in Samoa peaked at 11.78 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.74, 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 share total alcohol consumption in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.74 | — |
| 2001 | 4.74 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.37 | +55.5% |
| 2003 | 8.42 | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 8.67 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 5.85 | -32.6% |
| 2006 | 5.03 | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 5.54 | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 8.34 | +50.6% |
| 2009 | 11.1 | +33.1% |
| 2010 | 11.78 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 11.55 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 10.01 | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 9.49 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 9.23 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 9.08 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 9.67 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 9.17 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 9.07 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.07 | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 9.07 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.07, 27% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 9.07 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.57, 32% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits as share 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% | 4.74 | 7.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.98 | 4.74 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.81 | 9.07 | 11.78 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0322 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 189.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0235 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 138.02 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits as share total alcohol consumption in Samoa?
- Spirits as share total alcohol consumption in Samoa was 9.07 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits as share total alcohol consumption recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.78 in 2010.
- What is the lowest spirits as share total alcohol consumption recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.74 in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for spirits as share total alcohol consumption?
- Samoa ranks 160th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is spirits as share 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Spirits as share total alcohol consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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