International tourism, number of arrivals in American Samoa
American Samoa: International tourism, number of arrivals was 900 in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, number of arrivals in American Samoa, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, number of arrivals in American Samoa stood at 900. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 95.3% on the previous year and down 96.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of arrivals in American Samoa peaked at 44,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 900, in 2020.
That places American Samoa 201st out of 201 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
International tourism, number of arrivals in American Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 34,000 | — |
| 1996 | 35,000 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 26,000 | -25.7% |
| 1998 | 36,000 | +38.5% |
| 1999 | 41,000 | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 44,000 | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 36,000 | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 24,500 | -31.9% |
| 2006 | 25,300 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 24,100 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 24,300 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 23,500 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 23,100 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 22,600 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 22,600 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20,800 | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 21,600 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 20,300 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 20,100 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 20,000 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 20,200 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 19,200 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 900 | -95.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,400 | 26,000 | 41,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 28,814 | 23,500 | 44,000 | 7 |
| 2010s | 21,050 | 19,200 | 23,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 900 | 900 | 900 | 1 |
Countries ranked near American Samoa
- 198 Marshall Islands 6,100 compare
- 199 Solomon Islands 4,400 compare
- 200 Tuvalu 3,600 compare
More private sector data for American Samoa
- Merchandise trade 117.7% (2022)
- Merchandise imports 678.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 394.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,560 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4397 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 14,730 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7371 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 0.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of arrivals in American Samoa?
- International tourism, number of arrivals in American Samoa was 900 in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in American Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 44,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in American Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 900 in 2020.
- How does American Samoa rank for international tourism, number of arrivals?
- American Samoa ranks 201st out of 201 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of arrivals rising or falling in American Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this American 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, number of arrivals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.