Travel services in Samoa
Samoa: Travel services was 72.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Samoa, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Samoa stood at 72.9%.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Samoa peaked at 78.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2020.
That places Samoa 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Travel services in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 52.6% | — |
| 1978 | 52.1% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 66.7% | +28.0% |
| 1980 | 45.2% | -32.3% |
| 1981 | 42.0% | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 43.2% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 51.6% | +19.4% |
| 1984 | 54.3% | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 63.4% | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 64.1% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 57.6% | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 64.0% | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 65.2% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 57.7% | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 51.3% | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 42.7% | -16.8% |
| 1993 | 52.9% | +23.8% |
| 1994 | 57.4% | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 62.4% | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 61.2% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 58.8% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 62.4% | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 73.2% | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 73.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 56.3% | -23.2% |
| 2006 | 62.9% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 60.9% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 71.3% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 72.9% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 78.2% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 69.1% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 74.3% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | -58.8% |
| 2022 | 42.5% | +42.9% |
| 2023 | 72.6% | +70.9% |
| 2024 | 70.5% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 72.9% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.1% | 52.1% | 66.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 55.1% | 42.0% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.0% | 42.7% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 56.3% | 73.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 66.0% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 29.7% | 72.9% | 5 |
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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 1,764 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.836 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 4,910 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2707 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Samoa?
- Travel services in Samoa was 72.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for travel services?
- Samoa ranks 28th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.