International tourism, number of departures in Samoa
Samoa: International tourism, number of departures was 18,500 in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, number of departures in Samoa, 1999–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, number of departures in Samoa stood at 18,500. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 73.2% on the previous year and down 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Samoa peaked at 69,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18,500, in 2020.
Samoa ranks 113th of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 58,000 | — |
| 2000 | 61,000 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 56,000 | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 53,000 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 51,000 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 54,000 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 52,000 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 51,000 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 52,000 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 53,000 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 43,000 | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 56,000 | +30.2% |
| 2011 | 57,000 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 56,000 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 51,000 | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 57,000 | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 54,000 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 55,000 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 64,000 | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 69,000 | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 18,500 | -73.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58,000 | 58,000 | 58,000 | 1 |
| 2000s | 52,600 | 43,000 | 61,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,667 | 51,000 | 69,000 | 9 |
| 2020s | 18,500 | 18,500 | 18,500 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 110 Burundi 35,000
- 111 Tajikistan 31,000 compare
- 112 Seychelles 19,000 compare
- 114 French Polynesia 12,000 compare
- 115 Vanuatu 9,400 compare
- 116 Chad 5,500 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)
- 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 international tourism, number of departures in Samoa?
- International tourism, number of departures in Samoa was 18,500 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 departures recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 69,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,500 in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Samoa ranks 113th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, number of departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.