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Samoa

Oceania · Capital: Apia · Currency: Samoan tālā (WST)

Samoa is a country in Oceania, with its capital at Apia. It has a GDP of $1.18B (2024), a population of 219,306 (2025), a GDP per capita of $5,393.

GDP
$1.18B

2024 · #189 of 200

GDP per capita
$5,393

2024 · #124 of 200

Population
219,306

2025 · #182 of 216

GDP per capita (PPP)
$9,319

2025 · #130 of 185

Economy

GDP
$1.18B2024 · #189
GDP per capita
$5,3932024 · #124
GDP growth
4.75%2024 · #53
Inflation
2.17%2024 · #56
Unemployment
5.00%2025 · #86
Population
219,3062025 · #182
GDP (PPP)
$2.04B2025 · #174
GDP per capita (PPP)
$9,3192025 · #130
Gini index
38.72013 · #110
Government debt
17.1%2026 · #13

People

Median age
27.4 yrs2024 · #158
Fertility rate
3.8 children/woman2024 · #31
Urbanization
17.5%2025 · #214
Net migration
−2,815/yr2025 · #124
Life expectancy
71.8 yrs2024 · #138
HDI
0.7082023 · #122
Homicide rate
6.3 per 100k2018 · #125

Money

Corporate tax
27%2024 · #70

Figures

Internet users
21.2%2014
CO₂ per capita
1.6 t2024 · #125
Area
2,842 km²#180
Population density
77 /km²2025 · #125
McDonald's
12024 · #104
Unicorn startups
02026-03
Billionaires
02026
Passport power
129 destinations2026 · #78
Renewable energy
36.0%2021 · #66