Travel services in Samoa
Samoa: Travel services was 72.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Samoa, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Samoa stood at 72.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Samoa peaked at 97.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2020.
That places Samoa 33rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Travel services in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 52.6% | — |
| 1978 | 52.1% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 66.7% | +28.0% |
| 1980 | 50.4% | -24.5% |
| 1981 | 49.0% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 49.1% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 55.9% | +13.8% |
| 1984 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 66.8% | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 67.3% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 60.3% | -10.4% |
| 1988 | 66.4% | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 68.3% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 60.7% | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 59.0% | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 47.0% | -20.3% |
| 1993 | 58.1% | +23.6% |
| 1994 | 62.3% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 65.7% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 64.5% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 65.4% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 67.6% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 97.8% | +44.5% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | -24.3% |
| 2005 | 56.5% | -23.7% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 61.1% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 71.3% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 72.9% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 69.1% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 74.3% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | -58.8% |
| 2022 | 42.5% | +42.9% |
| 2023 | 72.6% | +70.9% |
| 2024 | 70.5% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 72.9% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.1% | 52.1% | 66.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 59.1% | 49.0% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.8% | 47.0% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 56.5% | 74.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 66.0% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 29.7% | 72.9% | 5 |
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 travel services in Samoa?
- Travel services in Samoa was 72.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for travel services?
- Samoa ranks 33rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.