Number of female business owners in Samoa
Samoa: Number of female business owners was 70 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Number of female business owners in Samoa, 2014–2020
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
In 2020, number of female business owners in Samoa stood at 70.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
That places Samoa 66th out of 72 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Number of female business owners in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 122 | — |
| 2015 | 99 | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 62 | -37.4% |
| 2017 | 100 | +61.3% |
| 2018 | 85 | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 72 | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 70 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90 | 62 | 122 | 6 |
| 2020s | 70 | 70 | 70 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 63 Tajikistan 97 compare
- 64 Guinea-Bissau 83 compare
- 65 Comoros 74 compare
- 67 Central African Republic 55 compare
- 68 Liberia 53 compare
- 69 Brunei 42 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 number of female business owners in Samoa?
- Number of female business owners in Samoa was 70 in 2020, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest number of female business owners recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 122 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for number of female business owners?
- Samoa ranks 66th out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of female business owners rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Number of female business owners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female business owners is the number of female individuals that own at least one share of a limited liability company that was newly registered in the calendar year.