Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology) in Samoa
Samoa: Global: Ease of doing business score was 62.07 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Samoa, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 62.07 DB17-20 methodology for global: ease of doing business score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over five years.
That places Samoa 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Samoa, year by year
| Year | DB17-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 60.21 DB17-20 methodology | — |
| 2016 | 60.04 DB17-20 methodology | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 62.06 DB17-20 methodology | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 62.07 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 62.07 DB17-20 methodology | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 62.07 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.35 DB17-20 methodology, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 62.07 DB17-20 methodology is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.45 DB17-20 methodology, 99% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
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 global: ease of doing business score in Samoa?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Samoa was 62.07 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 62.07 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.04 DB17-20 methodology in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Samoa ranks 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.