Economic Indicators for Samoa


LastPreviousHighestLowestUnit
Current account balance4.98-10.4112.11-39.68Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index132.42119.34132.427.07
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )8.1210.9633.05-2.90Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate8.328.2912.668.29%
Interest rates-0.472.5116.73-0.47Percentage (%)
Budget ( government finance )95.6094.8698.4293.27
Human Capital Index0.550.520.550.52Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered86.0053.00138.0037.00Number
Time required to start a business9.009.0042.009.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse57.0057.0057.0057.00Days
Exports of goods and services28.7512.2735.0311.69Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services61.9052.7261.9043.46Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP1110USD Billions
GDP Growth7.99-5.3110.91-10.68Percentage (%)
Hospital beds1.000.944.500.94Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.550.330.660.21Per 1,000 people
Labor force72,319.0071,624.0072,319.0055,878.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education3.186.316.312.60Percentage (%)
Fertility rate3.883.936.853.88Total
Population1111Thousands