Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Value of imported goods and services, per capita was 2,386 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Samoa, 2009–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of imported goods and services, per capita in Samoa is 2,386 constant 2015 US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per capita in Samoa peaked at 2,528 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,730 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 2009.
Samoa ranks 92nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Samoa, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,730 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 2010 | 1,798 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 1,970 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 2,108 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 1,900 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 2,039 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 1,940 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 1,986 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1,935 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 2,082 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 2,276 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 2,209 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 2,026 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 2,043 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 2,528 constant 2015 US$ per person | +23.8% |
| 2024 | 2,472 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 2,386 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,730 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,730 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,730 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,003 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,798 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,276 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,277 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,026 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,528 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 89 Cape Verde 2,604 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 90 Russia 2,444 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 91 El Salvador 2,408 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 93 Kiribati 2,274 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 94 Tunisia 2,236 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 95 Botswana 2,202 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
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$), annual growth rate 17.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services, per capita in Samoa?
- Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Samoa was 2,386 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,528 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,730 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for value of imported goods and services, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 92nd out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value of imported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of imported goods and services ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Value of imported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Value of imported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.