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Samoa

East Asia & Pacific · Upper middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 9.5%
Current prices2025
1USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 8.9%
Current prices2025
6,075USD
Real GDP growth▼ 0.6 pp
Annual change2025
4.2%
Inflation▼ 1.7 pp
Average consumer prices2025
1.9%
Government debt▼ 4.0 pp
General government, gross2025
21.2% of GDP
Current account▲ 1.3 pp
Balance2025
5.7% of GDP
Population▲ 0.6%
Total2025
0.21million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-5.10.015.21995: 6.6%1996: 7.3%1997: 0.8%1998: 1.1%1999: -0.6%2000: 5.1%2001: 7.4%2002: 5.7%2003: 5.2%2004: 3.1%2005: 6.6%2006: 2.1%2007: 0.5%2008: 3.6%2009: -0.5%2010: 2.5%2011: 3.8%2012: -3.7%2013: 0.1%2014: 0.7%2015: 3.9%2016: 8.0%2017: 1.4%2018: -0.6%2019: 4.5%2020: -3.1%2021: -5.1%2022: 2.3%2023: 15.2%2024: 4.8%2025: 4.2%2026: 3.2% (IMF projection)2027: 2.8% (IMF projection)2028: 2.5% (IMF projection)2029: 2.2% (IMF projection)2030: 2.1% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-3.00.014.61995: -2.9%1996: 5.4%1997: 6.9%1998: 5.4%1999: 0.4%2000: -0.2%2001: 1.9%2002: 7.4%2003: 4.4%2004: 7.8%2005: 7.8%2006: 3.2%2007: 4.5%2008: 6.3%2009: 14.6%2010: -0.2%2011: 2.9%2012: 6.2%2013: -0.2%2014: -1.2%2015: 1.9%2016: 0.1%2017: 1.3%2018: 3.7%2019: 2.2%2020: 1.5%2021: -3.0%2022: 8.7%2023: 12.0%2024: 3.6%2025: 1.9%2026: 2.5% (IMF projection)2027: 3.2% (IMF projection)2028: 3.0% (IMF projection)2029: 3.0% (IMF projection)2030: 3.0% (IMF projection)2031: 3.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %-5.12.315.24.84.23.22.82.52.22.1
Inflation, average consumer prices %-3.08.712.03.61.92.53.23.03.03.0
GDP, current prices USD bn1111111222
GDP per capita, current prices USD4,2044,3035,0085,5816,0756,4556,7777,0557,3917,676
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD5,8016,2867,4417,9138,4278,8949,2959,6269,95510,282
General government gross debt % of GDP45.441.031.825.221.217.116.617.217.718.5
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP1.75.02.79.34.70.6-0.4-1.3-1.5-1.5
Current account balance % of GDP-14.6-10.6-3.04.45.7-1.6-4.0-2.3-2.4-2.5
Population million0.200.210.210.210.210.210.210.220.220.22

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.056.42000: 56%2001: 54%2002: 50%2003: 43%2004: 40%2005: 34%2006: 33%2007: 31%2008: 28%2009: 33%2010: 40%2011: 42%2012: 51%2013: 54%2014: 55%2015: 56%2016: 49%2017: 47%2018: 49%2019: 44%2020: 43%2021: 45%2022: 41%2023: 32%2024: 25%2025: 21%2026: 17% (IMF projection)2027: 17% (IMF projection)2028: 17% (IMF projection)2029: 18% (IMF projection)2030: 19% (IMF projection)2031: 19% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-14.60.05.72000: -1.7%2001: -4.0%2002: -8.3%2003: -3.8%2004: -3.3%2005: -7.1%2006: -8.5%2007: -13.5%2008: -4.7%2009: -4.6%2010: -5.4%2011: -3.0%2012: -6.5%2013: -1.5%2014: -8.6%2015: -2.6%2016: -4.2%2017: -1.8%2018: 0.8%2019: 2.8%2020: 0.9%2021: -14.6%2022: -10.6%2023: -3.0%2024: 4.4%2025: 5.7%2026: -1.6% (IMF projection)2027: -4.0% (IMF projection)2028: -2.3% (IMF projection)2029: -2.4% (IMF projection)2030: -2.5% (IMF projection)2031: -2.3% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
200512.531.619.757.3
20158.314.56.469.4
20259.110.24.972.1

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method5,640USD2025+42.1%
GNI, Atlas method1USD bn2025+54.5%
Exports of goods and services27.6% of GDP2025+0.5 pp
Imports of goods and services43.0% of GDP2025-4.5 pp
Life expectancy at birth71.8years2024+1.0%
Urban population17.5% of total2025-1.7 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)