New businesses registered (number) in Samoa
Samoa: New businesses registered (number) was 86 number in 2022. ▲ Rising
New businesses registered in Samoa, 2006–2022
Source: Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2022, new businesses registered in Samoa stood at 86 number.
That represents a change of up 62.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new businesses registered in Samoa peaked at 138 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37 number, in 2007.
Samoa ranks 173rd of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
New businesses registered (number) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 44 number | — |
| 2007 | 37 number | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 56 number | +51.4% |
| 2009 | 84 number | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 94 number | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 100 number | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 88 number | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 95 number | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 117 number | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 129 number | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 110 number | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 138 number | +25.5% |
| 2018 | 126 number | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 125 number | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 82 number | -34.4% |
| 2021 | 53 number | -35.4% |
| 2022 | 86 number | +62.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 86 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,806 number, 1% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 86 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16,144 number, 1% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.25 number | 37 number | 84 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 112.2 number | 88 number | 138 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.67 number | 53 number | 86 number | 3 |
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 new businesses registered in Samoa?
- New businesses registered in Samoa was 86 number in 2022, according to Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest new businesses registered recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 138 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest new businesses registered recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 number in 2007.
- How does Samoa rank for new businesses registered?
- Samoa ranks 173rd out of 177 countries with data for 2022.
- Is new businesses registered rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 businesses registered (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations (or its equivalent) registered in the calendar year.