New business density in Samoa
Samoa: New business density was 0.7178 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.7178 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
Change on year
up 61.8%
World rank
138th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1.18 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
in 2017
All-time low
0.3494 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
in 2007
Years of data
17
2006–2022
New business density in Samoa, 2006–2022
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64.
Analysis
In 2022, new business density in Samoa stood at 0.7178 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64.
The figure is up 61.8% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new business density in Samoa peaked at 1.18 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3494 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, in 2007.
Samoa ranks 138th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
New business density in Samoa, year by year
| Year | new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.4199 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | — |
| 2007 | 0.3494 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5224 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +49.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7752 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +48.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8592 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9059 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7881 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8406 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.03 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 1.12 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9481 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 1.18 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +24.7% |
| 2018 | 1.07 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 1.06 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6896 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -34.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4437 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7178 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | +61.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5167 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.3494 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.7752 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9799 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.7881 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 1.18 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6171 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.4437 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.7178 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 135 Burkina Faso 0.768 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 136 Comoros 0.7646 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 137 Sierra Leone 0.7321 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 139 Tonga 0.6965 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 140 Benin 0.6901 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 compare
- 141 Guinea 0.6853 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 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 new business density in Samoa?
- New business density in Samoa was 0.7178 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2022, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new business density recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2017.
- What is the lowest new business density recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3494 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in 2007.
- How does Samoa rank for new business density?
- Samoa ranks 138th out of 176 countries with data for 2022.
- Is new business density rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB), published as part of New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of newly registered firms with limited liability per 1,000 working-age people (ages 15-64) per calendar year.