Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Samoa
Samoa: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 13.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Samoa, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Samoa stood at 13.9%.
The figure is up 26.1% on the previous year and up 479.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Samoa peaked at 21.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2021.
Samoa ranks 134th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 12.5% | — |
| 1978 | 10.0% | -19.7% |
| 1979 | 8.6% | -14.7% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | +17.7% |
| 1981 | 9.8% | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 13.7% | +40.6% |
| 1983 | 13.0% | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 13.8% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 14.2% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 15.8% | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 13.0% | -17.7% |
| 1988 | 9.3% | -28.9% |
| 1989 | 10.8% | +16.2% |
| 1990 | 9.5% | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 5.8% | -39.3% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | -18.1% |
| 1993 | 6.8% | +43.2% |
| 1994 | 13.5% | +98.7% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | -30.0% |
| 1996 | 11.1% | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 12.3% | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 12.2% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | +64.3% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | -34.5% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +64.1% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | -26.6% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -75.4% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -26.2% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -30.3% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +119.8% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -47.1% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +78.3% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -55.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -43.9% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +377.6% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +110.6% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +26.5% |
| 2025 | 13.9% | +26.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 13.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 60% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 13.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.4%, 60% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +377.6% | 0.9% | 4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.4% | 8.6% | 12.5% | 3 |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 9.3% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 4.7% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 13.1% | 21.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 1.7% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 0.9% | 13.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 131 Hungary 14.3% compare
- 132 Estonia 14.1% compare
- 133 Bangladesh 14.1% compare
- 135 New Caledonia 13.8% compare
- 136 South Africa 13.2% compare
- 137 Iran 13.0% 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)
- Commercial service imports 102.13 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 109.44 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Samoa?
- Travel services in Samoa was 13.9% 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 21.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- How does Samoa rank for travel services?
- Samoa ranks 134th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 479.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.