Travel services in Samoa
Samoa: Travel services 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 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% |
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 Madagascar 14.0% compare
- 132 Malawi 14.0% compare
- 133 Estonia 14.0% compare
- 135 New Caledonia 13.8% compare
- 136 Türkiye 13.5% compare
- 137 South Africa 13.2% 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 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.