Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Samoa
Samoa: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 601.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Samoa, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 601.8% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Samoa peaked at 901.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 601.8%, in 2019.
That places Samoa 71st out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 901.6% | — |
| 2010 | 881.9% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 857.1% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 790.8% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 783.6% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 735.9% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 623.3% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 641.9% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 615.2% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 615.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 601.8% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 901.6% | 901.6% | 901.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 714.7% | 601.8% | 881.9% | 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)
- Food exports 24.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 39.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 24.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 109.44 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -42.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Samoa?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Samoa was 601.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 901.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 601.8% in 2019.
- How does Samoa rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Samoa ranks 71st out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost is the total median cost associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity. It is calculated as a percentage of income per capita. All the fees and costs associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity are recorded, including those related to obtaining clearances from government agencies, applying for the connection, receiving inspections of both the site and the internal wiring, purchasing material, getting the actual connection works and paying a security deposit. Bribes are not included.