What is starting a business - score in Samoa?

Starting a business - score in Samoa was 92.59 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Samoa?

The highest recorded value was 92.59 in 2019.

What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Samoa?

The lowest recorded value was 71.27 in 2003.

How does Samoa rank for starting a business - score?

Samoa ranks 45th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Samoa?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Samoa data come from?

The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Starting a business - Score in Samoa

Name: Starting a business - Score in Samoa
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Samoa: Starting a business - Score was 92.59 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

92.59

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

45th

of 188 countries

All-time high

92.59

in 2019

All-time low

71.27

in 2003

Years of data

2003–2019

Starting a business - Score in Samoa, 2003–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Samoa recorded 92.59 for starting a business - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Samoa peaked at 92.59 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.27, in 2003.

Samoa ranks 45th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	77.03	71.27	92.21	7
2010s	92.39	92.23	92.59	10

Countries ranked near Samoa

42 Burundi 92.92 compare
43 Denmark 92.7 compare
44 China 92.62 compare
46 Thailand 92.36 compare
47 Belgium 92.32 compare
48 Mauritania 92.24 compare

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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)
Commercial service exports 328.00 million current US$ (2025)
Transport services 44.9% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 31.6% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business - score in Samoa?: Starting a business - score in Samoa was 92.59 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Samoa?: The highest recorded value was 92.59 in 2019.
What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Samoa?: The lowest recorded value was 71.27 in 2003.
How does Samoa rank for starting a business - score?: Samoa ranks 45th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Samoa?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Starting a business - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.