Photo: Peter Craig, National Park Service · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Topic 12 of 18 · Country Index 2026
American Samoa: Mobility & Trade
Which countries move goods across their borders most smoothly?
American Samoa is placed 151st of 177 countries on mobility & trade in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index 26.33 (2025); Container Import Dwell Time 6.8 (2024).
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151st
of 177 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
Not placed in the Country Index 2026 overall: measured on too few topics.
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place American Samoa on mobility & trade — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
26.33
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)
Higher is better
Ranked 126th of 177 by UNCTAD
American Samoa: 26.33. Across the 168 countries in this edition, values run from 4.13 (Turks and Caicos Islands) to 1,313 (China); the world median is 60.84.
- World median
- 60.84
- Best in Polynesia
- 39.02 French Polynesia
6.8
Median days a full import container waits in port
Lower is better
American Samoa: 6.8. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 1 (Gibraltar) to 21.6 (Haiti); the world median is 4.4.
- World median
- 4.4
- Best in Polynesia
- 1.9 Tonga
No reading
LPI score (1–5)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2023 figure for American Samoa, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 1.9 (Afghanistan) to 4.3 (Singapore); the world median is 2.9.
- World median
- 2.9
Key 4 of 4
ICT Goods Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
No reading
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Higher is better
UNCTAD publishes no 2024 figure for American Samoa, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 120 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 61.45 (Hong Kong); the world median is 0.975.
- World median
- 0.975
- Best in Polynesia
- 3.43 Samoa
02Over time
Which way American Samoa is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100) · higher is better
American SamoaWorld median
American Samoa fell from 38.53 in 2006 to 26.33 in 2026; the world median went from 52.25 to 56.21.
Every year’s figures
Year American Samoa World median 2026 26.328 56.21 2025 26.329 60.84 2024 26.162 55.22 2023 27.900 54.78 2022 28.239 51.49 2021 28.232 52.64 2020 28.382 47.86 2019 27.088 51.05 2018 25.735 52.03 2017 25.603 49.87 2016 25.323 48.09 2015 24.710 49.13 2014 23.938 48.08 2013 23.731 51.32 2012 19.425 47.44 2011 19.540 50.26 2010 20.067 50.51 2009 22.850 53.04 2008 30.772 51.68 2007 33.626 55.78 2006 38.533 52.25
03In context
American Samoa beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 177 countries on mobility & trade, never a place within the region.
American Samoa and Polynesia
American Samoa has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 177; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexLSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100) | Container Import Dwell TimeMedian days a full import container waits in port | Logistics Performance IndexLPI score (1–5) | ICT Goods ExportsICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tonga | =55th | 28.14 | 1.9 | — | — |
 Samoa | 73rd | 29.43 | 3.8 | — | 3.43 |
 French Polynesia | 122nd | 39.02 | 4.6 | — | 0.13 |
| American Samoa | 151st | 26.33 | 6.8 | — | — |
 Cook Islands | not placed | 8.244 | — | — | — |
 Niue | not placed | 5.762 | — | — | — |
 Tuvalu | not placed | 4.195 | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Polynesia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 177.
Placed either side on mobility & trade
The countries immediately above and below American Samoa in the topic’s list.
Cameroon148th
Madagascar149th
Bermuda150th- American Samoa151st
Belize152nd
Tunisia153rd
Vanuatu154th
04Context, no vote
Where American Samoa is ahead of the world, and behind
6 more statistics filed under mobility & trade, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
No better end6
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23217.75103.23Moved since 2015
American Samoa: 217.75 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
International Migrants as a Share of PopulationUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 6.08950.646.089No real change since 2015
American Samoa: 50.64 · world median 6.089 · International migrants (% of population). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 100.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.3890.306Moved since 2015
American Samoa: 0.389 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
International MigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 223,32323,684223,323No real change since 2015
American Samoa: 23,684 · world median 223,323 · International migrants living in the country, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 246 to 52,375,047.
EmigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 444,4513,362444,451No real change since 2015
American Samoa: 3,362 · world median 444,451 · Migrants from the country living abroad, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 313 to 18,533,845.
Net Migration RateUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median -0.133-24.39-0.133No real change since 2013
American Samoa: -24.39 · world median -0.133 · Net migrants per 1,000 population. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -61.68 to 39.62.
No current reading for American Samoa
Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum, Average Time to Clear Exports Through Customs, Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, Commodity Export Dependence, Container Port Traffic (last 2019), Cost of Sending Remittances, Creative Goods Exports, Creative Services Exports, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2022), FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Freedom of Foreign Movement, ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2022), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary (last 2007), Logistics Performance Index, Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary, Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, Services Exports, Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products and Trade (% of GDP) (last 2022). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
05Country Index 2026
Mobility & Trade among American Samoa’s 2 topics
Mobility & Trade is American Samoa’s 2nd best-placed topic of 2. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
No standing on Governance & Institutions, Economy & Innovation, Work & Labour, Education & Knowledge, Health & Wellbeing, Development & Human Capital, Environment & Sustainability, Gender & Equality, Democracy & Civil Liberties, Peace & Security, Risk & Resilience, Food & Agriculture, Poverty & Inequality, Digital & Technology: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on mobility & trade
The three countries placed highest of 177, and the leaders American Samoa can most readily be measured against.
1
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
1st of 177 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
MacauEastern Asia
2nd of 177 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
Hong KongEastern Asia
3rd of 177 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Oceania
Australia23rd4/4 keysHighest in Polynesia
Tonga=55th2/4 keysThis page
American Samoa151st2/4 keys
Positions out of 177 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about American Samoa and mobility & trade
On mobility & trade
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On mobility & trade
The World’s Safest Airlines for 2025
The eleven safest airlines of 2025, each beside the country it is based in, and the nine things the grading looks at. Three airlines share third place, and the publisher gives an order but no score.
On mobility & trade
The world’s most powerful passports for 2025
Sixteen passports, their mobility scores, and the visa-free, visa-on-arrival and visa-required split behind each. Fourteen share third place while differing in how they reach it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Passport strength and visa-free travel are not measured with a key, because the data behind passport rankings is not licensed for reuse here. Trade as a share of the economy, the cost of sending money home, migrant numbers, refugees and student mobility are published as context: they describe how much crosses a border, not how well a country handles it. Services sold over the internet are measured under Digital & Technology.
How the Mobility & Trade standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The mobility & trade method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Liner Shipping Connectivity Index — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Container Import Dwell Time — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Logistics Performance Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- ICT Goods Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 6 statistics on this page come from 2 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
American Samoa’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- American Samoa (banner) — Peter Craig, National Park Service, Public domain
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
- Macau — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hong Kong — Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). American Samoa: Mobility & Trade — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/american-samoa/mobility