International tourism, receipts in Samoa
Samoa: International tourism, receipts was 19.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat
International tourism, receipts in Samoa, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts in Samoa is 19.8%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 67.7% on the previous year and down 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Samoa peaked at 66.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2020.
Samoa ranks 37th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
International tourism, receipts in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 55.4% | — |
| 1996 | 53.7% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 48.2% | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 47.7% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 53.5% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | -20.6% |
| 2006 | 59.3% | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 60.6% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 65.4% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | -67.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.7% | 47.7% | 55.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 52.1% | 66.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 59.6% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 1 |
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)
- 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 in Samoa?
- International tourism, receipts in Samoa was 19.8% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Samoa ranks 37th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.