International tourism, receipts for travel items in Samoa
Samoa: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 23.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, receipts 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$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts for travel items in Samoa is 23.00 million current US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 88.8% on the previous year and down 81.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Samoa peaked at 206.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.00 million current US$, in 2020.
That places Samoa 171st out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Samoa, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 35.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 40.00 million current US$ | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 38.00 million current US$ | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 39.00 million current US$ | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 42.00 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 41.00 million current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 39.00 million current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 45.00 million current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 54.00 million current US$ | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 69.00 million current US$ | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 73.00 million current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 87.00 million current US$ | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 102.00 million current US$ | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 111.00 million current US$ | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 115.00 million current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 123.00 million current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 134.00 million current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 148.00 million current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 136.00 million current US$ | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 147.00 million current US$ | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 142.00 million current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 148.00 million current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 166.00 million current US$ | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 192.00 million current US$ | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 206.00 million current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 23.00 million current US$ | -88.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 23.00 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 426.00 million current US$, 5% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 23.00 million current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 186.00 million current US$, 12% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts for travel items in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -88.8% | 206.00 million current US$ | 23.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.80 million current US$ | 35.00 million current US$ | 42.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 73.60 million current US$ | 39.00 million current US$ | 115.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 154.20 million current US$ | 123.00 million current US$ | 206.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.00 million current US$ | 23.00 million current US$ | 23.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 168 Gabon 25.00 million current US$ compare
- 168 Micronesia (country) 25.00 million current US$ compare
- 170 Guyana 24.00 million current US$ compare
- 172 Guinea-Bissau 18.90 million current US$ compare
- 173 Comoros 18.00 million current US$ compare
- 174 Sao Tome and Principe 16.40 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate -42.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Samoa?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Samoa was 23.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 206.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.00 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Samoa ranks 171st out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.3%. 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.