Share of female directors in Samoa
Samoa: Share of female directors was 34.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of female directors in Samoa, 2014–2020
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026. Measured in % of total directors.
Analysis
In 2020, share of female directors in Samoa stood at 34.7%.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Samoa ranks 10th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of female directors in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 25.0% | — |
| 2015 | 29.2% | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | +33.1% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | -31.1% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.7% | 25.0% | 38.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 34.7% | 34.7% | 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 share of female directors in Samoa?
- Share of female directors in Samoa was 34.7% 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 share of female directors recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2014.
- How does Samoa rank for share of female directors?
- Samoa ranks 10th out of 71 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of female directors (% of total directors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female directors is the proportion of female directors of newly registered limited liability companies out of the total number of directors of newly registered limited liability companies in the economy in the calendar year. A director is defined as an individual who conducts the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.