Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score in Samoa
Samoa: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score was 92.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Samoa, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Samoa is 92.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Samoa peaked at 92.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 88.9%, in 2009.
That places Samoa 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 88.9% | — |
| 2010 | 89.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 90.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 92.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 92.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.6%, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 92.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.1%, 94% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.9% | 88.9% | 88.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 89.1% | 92.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More private sector data for Samoa
- Merchandise trade 38.1% (2025)
- Food imports 29.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 48.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 467.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 102.13 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 24.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 24.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 328.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 109.44 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Samoa?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Samoa was 92.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Samoa ranks 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.