International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Samoa
Samoa: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 1.30 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Samoa, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1.30 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 61.8% on the previous year and down 91.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Samoa peaked at 14.90 million current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million current US$, in 2020.
Samoa ranks 190th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.20 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 3.70 million current US$ | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 4.80 million current US$ | +29.7% |
| 1998 | 3.50 million current US$ | -27.1% |
| 1999 | 3.90 million current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 5.40 million current US$ | +38.5% |
| 2005 | 12.50 million current US$ | +131.5% |
| 2006 | 9.80 million current US$ | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 10.20 million current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 10.90 million current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 10.70 million current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 14.90 million current US$ | +39.3% |
| 2011 | 13.00 million current US$ | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 10.00 million current US$ | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 2.40 million current US$ | -76.0% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million current US$ | -37.5% |
| 2015 | 1.70 million current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 1.40 million current US$ | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 3.20 million current US$ | +128.6% |
| 2018 | 1.70 million current US$ | -46.9% |
| 2019 | 3.40 million current US$ | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 1.30 million current US$ | -61.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.30 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 266.00 million current US$, 0% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.30 million current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 173.00 million current US$, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.82 million current US$ | 3.20 million current US$ | 4.80 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.92 million current US$ | 5.40 million current US$ | 12.50 million current US$ | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.32 million current US$ | 1.40 million current US$ | 14.90 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.30 million current US$ | 1.30 million current US$ | 1.30 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 188 Tajikistan 3.50 million current US$ compare
- 189 Kiribati 3.20 million current US$ compare
- 191 South Sudan 1.00 million current US$ compare
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 international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Samoa?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Samoa was 1.30 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 14.90 million current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Samoa ranks 190th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.