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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Samoa: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Samoa is placed 91st of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 7,963 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 46.03 (2025).
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Economy & Innovation
91st
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
- 7,963GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 46.03Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- —Economic Complexity Index, 2024No reading for this country
- —Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Samoa on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
7,963
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Samoa: 7,963. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Polynesia
- 7,963 Samoa
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Samoa’s is from 2023 · CC BY 4.0
46.03
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Samoa: 46.03. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Polynesia
- 46.03 Samoa
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
No reading
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Growth Lab at Harvard University publishes no 2024 figure for Samoa, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no 2024 figure for Samoa, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
02Over time
Which way 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.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
SamoaWorld median
Samoa rose from 4,639 in 2000 to 7,963 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Samoa World median 2025 7,963 17,265 2024 7,687 18,108 2023 7,385 17,686 2022 6,450 16,933 2021 6,351 16,260 2020 6,746 15,631 2019 7,034 16,761 2018 6,806 16,349 2017 6,920 16,129 2016 6,888 15,512 2015 6,433 14,857 2014 6,249 14,475 2013 6,263 14,681 2012 6,313 14,631 2011 6,618 13,916 2010 6,428 14,101 2009 6,105 13,655 2008 6,184 14,030 2007 6,014 13,755 2006 6,018 12,983 2005 5,916 12,023 2004 5,569 11,608 2003 5,426 11,183 2002 5,184 11,144 2001 4,942 10,907 2000 4,639 10,589
03In context
Samoa beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Samoa and Polynesia
Samoa has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samoa | 91st | 7,963 | 46.03 | — | — |
 Tonga | 146th | 7,413 | 12.82 | — | — |
 American Samoa | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Cook Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 French Polynesia | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Niue | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Tuvalu | not placed | 5,776 | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Polynesia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Samoa in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Samoa is ahead of the world, and behind
45 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median9
Statistics on which Samoa does better than the middle country measured.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3963.7252.39No earlier reading
Samoa: 63.72 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 16th of 169 · derived.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4510.5861.451▲ Improved since 2014
Samoa: 0.586 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 88th of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.939.03412.93▲ Improved since 2014
Samoa: 9.034 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 79th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9753.430.975▲ Improved since 2014
Samoa: 3.43 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 34th of 119 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3964.2043.396No real change since 2015
Samoa: 4.204 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 68th of 186 · derived.
Business Ready: Operational EfficiencyWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 65.8268.3265.82No earlier reading
Samoa: 68.32 · world median 65.82 · Operational efficiency score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 40.36 to 87.33; higher is better.
Position 19th of 50 · derived.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9437.5643.94▲ Improved since 2014
Samoa: 37.56 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 69th of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4748.7997.474▲ Improved since 2018
Samoa: 8.799 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 52nd of 118 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-0.076-0.093No real change since 2015
Samoa: -0.076 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 102nd of 209 · derived.
Behind the world median12
Statistics on which Samoa does worse than the middle country measured.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6744.8946.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Samoa: 44.89 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 113th of 195 · derived.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,2738,55314,273▲ Improved since 2015
Samoa: 8,553 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 66th of 102 · derived.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4215.1925.42▲ Improved since 2014
Samoa: 15.19 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 111th of 170 · derived.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.2130.0456.21▲ Improved since 2016
Samoa: 30.04 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 113th of 175 by UNCTAD.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8153.6841.81No earlier reading
Samoa: 53.68 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 58th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Business Ready: Public ServicesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 50.1340.0450.13No earlier reading
Samoa: 40.04 · world median 50.13 · Public services score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 18.35 to 73.31; higher is better.
Position 37th of 50 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1923.4640.19▼ Worsened since 2020
Samoa: 23.46 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 154th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.43.44610.4No earlier reading
Samoa: 3.446 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Business Ready: Regulatory FrameworkWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 66.857.1166.8No earlier reading
Samoa: 57.11 · world median 66.8 · Regulatory framework score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 46.21 to 78.34; higher is better.
Position 42nd of 50 · derived.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.2384.07106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Samoa: 84.07 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 178th of 195 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.0883.05106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Samoa: 83.05 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 185th of 195 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.0680.63107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Samoa: 80.63 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 189th of 194 · derived.
No better end24
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9330.0422.93Moved since 2015
Samoa: 30.04 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 22nd of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.60223.919.602Moved since 2015
Samoa: 23.91 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0630.0122.06No real change since 2014
Samoa: 30.01 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 32nd of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3066.1693.306Moved since 2015
Samoa: 6.169 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0472.7762.04Moved since 2015
Samoa: 72.77 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 32nd of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 242724Moved since 2016
Samoa: 27 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2118.5816.21Moved since 2015
Samoa: 18.58 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 45th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5729.096.572Moved since 2015
Samoa: 9.09 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 62nd of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7243.0141.72Moved since 2015
Samoa: 43.01 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 66th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8522.0121.85Moved since 2014
Samoa: 22.01 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6870.6379.68Moved since 2015
Samoa: 70.63 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 80th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.2398.74103.23Moved since 2015
Samoa: 98.74 · 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.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1747.2567.17Moved since 2014
Samoa: 47.25 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3427.6236.34No real change since 2015
Samoa: 27.62 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 90th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95440.06657.95Moved since 2014
Samoa: 440.06 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.2080.306Moved since 2015
Samoa: 0.208 · 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.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.7342.59275.73Moved since 2016
Samoa: 42.59 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7080.281.708Moved since 2011
Samoa: 0.28 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 141st of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2350.2591.235Moved since 2014
Samoa: 0.259 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,240582,240No real change since 2022
Samoa: 58 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.264.92511.26Moved since 2015
Samoa: 4.925 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 116th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9680.1641.968Moved since 2015
Samoa: 0.164 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,78853,0171,827,788Moved since 2014
Samoa: 53,017 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 99th of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6510.1724.65Moved since 2015
Samoa: 10.17 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 152nd of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Samoa
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP), Adjusted Net Savings (last 2020), Average Monthly Earnings of Employees (last 2022), Complexity Outlook Index, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Creative Services Exports (last 2016), Economic Complexity Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Frontier Technology Readiness Index (last 2021), Gini Index (last 2013), Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) (last 2013), Global Innovation Index, Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Income Share Held by Lowest 20% (last 2013), Income Share Held by Richest 10% (last 2013), Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate), Logistics Performance Index, New Business Density, Palma Ratio (last 2013), Price Level of Household Consumption, Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products (last 2020), Total Factor Productivity Level, Water-Use Efficiency and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Samoa’s 15 topics
Economy & Innovation is Samoa’s 9th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability25th of 1863/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 56th of 1832/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties67th of 1983/4 keys
- Energy68th of 1652/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade73rd of 1773/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing95th of 2004/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience94th of 1933/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge99th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation91st of 1762/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 106th of 1942/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality99th of 1592/3 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 136th of 1963/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture128th of 1843/4 keys
- Digital & Technology152nd of 1983/4 keys
- Work & Labour152nd of 1824/4 keys
No standing on Peace & Security: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Samoa can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Oceania
Australia27th4/4 keysHighest in Polynesia
Samoa91st2/4 keys
Positions out of 176 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 Samoa and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
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 economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Samoa on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Samoa rank on economy & innovation?
Samoa is placed 91st of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP) and Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Samoa?
7,963 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Samoa?
46.03 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How have Samoa’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 4,639 in 2000 to 7,963 in 2025.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Samoa?
No current reading is published for Samoa on Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP), Adjusted Net Savings, Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Complexity Outlook Index, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Creative Services Exports, Economic Complexity Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Frontier Technology Readiness Index, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), Global Innovation Index, Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate), Logistics Performance Index, New Business Density, Palma Ratio, Price Level of Household Consumption, Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products, Total Factor Productivity Level, Water-Use Efficiency and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation 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 economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 45 statistics on this page come from 7 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
Samoa’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Samoa (banner) — Neil derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Nations Inquiry (2026). Samoa: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/samoa/economy