Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) in Samoa
Samoa: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) was 9.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Insurance and financial services in Samoa, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 9.6% for insurance and financial services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.9% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Samoa peaked at 14.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2010.
Samoa ranks 56th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 8.0% | — |
| 1978 | 7.8% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 7.5% | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 5.7% | -23.0% |
| 1981 | 6.1% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | -17.7% |
| 1983 | 4.9% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | +17.7% |
| 1986 | 4.6% | -19.6% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 4.9% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 5.0% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 3.9% | -22.6% |
| 1991 | 5.2% | +33.0% |
| 1992 | 5.5% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | -22.4% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | +30.1% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -45.4% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +164.7% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -76.2% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +26.2% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -43.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +41.8% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +36.2% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +358.2% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +29.5% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -40.5% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +78.3% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -28.0% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | +56.1% |
| 2025 | 9.6% | -35.9% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 9.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.4%, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 9.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.2%, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +358.2% | 2.0% | 9.1% |
| 1999 | +164.7% | 2.8% | 7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.8% | 7.5% | 8.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 2.8% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 6.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 1.0% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 6.8% | 14.9% | 6 |
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 insurance and financial services in Samoa?
- Insurance and financial services in Samoa was 9.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2010.
- How does Samoa rank for insurance and financial services?
- Samoa ranks 56th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Financial services covers services related to financial intermediation, financial risk management, liquidity transformation or auxiliary financial activities. It also includes insurance and pension scheme services which are services related to providing life insurance and annuities, non-life insurance, reinsurance, pensions, standardised guarantees and auxiliary services to insurance, pension schemes, and standardised guarantee schemes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.