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Topic 12 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Samoa: Mobility & Trade
How connected is a country to the rest of the world?
Samoa is placed 73rd of 177 countries on mobility & trade in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index 29.43 (2025); Container Import Dwell Time 3.8 (2024).
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73rd
of 177 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place 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
29.43
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)
Higher is better
Ranked 117th of 177 by UNCTAD
Samoa: 29.43. 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
3.8
Median days a full import container waits in port
Lower is better
Samoa: 3.8. 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 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
3.43
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Higher is better
Samoa: 3.43. 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 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
SamoaWorld median
Samoa fell from 33.85 in 2006 to 30.04 in 2026; the world median went from 52.25 to 56.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Samoa World median 2026 30.04 56.21 2025 29.43 60.84 2024 29.26 55.22 2023 30.33 54.78 2022 32.42 51.49 2021 32.41 52.64 2020 32.56 47.86 2019 30.35 51.05 2018 28.99 52.03 2017 24.40 49.87 2016 28.58 48.09 2015 23.39 49.13 2014 23.40 48.08 2013 26.90 51.32 2012 25.08 47.44 2011 22.02 50.26 2010 22.55 50.51 2009 25.99 53.04 2008 33.25 51.68 2007 35.40 55.78 2006 33.85 52.25 ICT Goods Exports
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) · higher is better
SamoaWorld median
Samoa rose from 0.3 in 2001 to 3.43 in 2024; the world median went from 0.49 to 0.975.
Every year’s figures
Year Samoa World median 2024 3.43 0.975000 2023 0.62 0.690000 2022 0.02 0.565000 2021 0.04 0.550000 2020 — 0.680000 2019 0.21 0.625000 2018 0.32 0.480000 2017 0.14 0.630000 2016 0.13 0.865000 2015 0.20 0.790000 2014 0.37 0.760000 2013 0.06 0.645000 2012 0.14 0.630000 2011 0.51 0.535000 2010 0.10 0.560000 2009 0.02 0.780000 2008 0.68 0.595000 2007 0.49 0.660000 2006 0.04 0.445000 2005 0.13 0.570000 2004 0.10 0.535000 2003 0.11 0.530000 2002 0.24 0.510000 2001 0.30 0.490000 2000 — 0.430000
03In context
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.
Samoa and Polynesia
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 Samoa in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Samoa is ahead of the world, and behind
19 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.
Ahead of the world median2
Statistics on which Samoa does better than the middle country measured.
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.
Average Time to Clear Exports Through CustomsWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.4564.0584.456No earlier reading
Samoa: 4.058 · world median 4.456 · Average time to clear exports through customs (days). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 27.46; lower is better.
Position 97th of 174 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median2
Statistics on which Samoa does worse than the middle country measured.
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.
Cost of Sending RemittancesWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 3.2254.5943.225No real change since 2016
Samoa: 4.594 · world median 3.225 · Average cost of sending $200 home (% of the amount). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -49.69 to 19.63; lower is better.
Position 27th of 93 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end15
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.27939.315.279Moved since 2017
Samoa: 39.31 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
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.
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.
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.
EmigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 444,451119,313444,451No real change since 2015
Samoa: 119,313 · 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.
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.
International Migrants as a Share of PopulationUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 6.0891.7636.089Moved since 2015
Samoa: 1.763 · 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.
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.
International MigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 223,3233,843223,323No real change since 2015
Samoa: 3,843 · 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.
Net Migration RateUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median -0.133-12.97-0.133No real change since 2013
Samoa: -12.97 · 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.
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.
No current reading for Samoa
Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum (last 2018), Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, Creative Services Exports (last 2016), Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Freedom of Foreign Movement, Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary (last 2023), Logistics Performance Index, Refugee Population by Country of Asylum (last 2018) and Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products (last 2020). 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
Mobility & Trade among Samoa’s 15 topics
Mobility & Trade is Samoa’s 5th 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 mobility & trade
The three countries placed highest of 177, and the leaders 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
Samoa73rd3/4 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 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.
08Questions
Samoa on mobility & trade: 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 mobility & trade?
Samoa is placed 73rd of 177 countries on Mobility & Trade in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Container Import Dwell Time and ICT Goods Exports). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Liner Shipping Connectivity Index figure for Samoa?
29.43 in 2025 (lSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)), according to UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The world median in the same edition was 60.84.
What is the latest Container Import Dwell Time figure for Samoa?
3.8 in 2024 (median days a full import container waits in port), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 4.4.
How have Samoa’s mobility & trade figures changed?
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index fell from 33.85 in 2006 to 30.04 in 2026; ICT Goods Exports rose from 0.3 in 2001 to 3.43 in 2024.
Which mobility & trade statistics are missing for Samoa?
No current reading is published for Samoa on Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum, Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, Creative Services Exports, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Freedom of Foreign Movement, Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Logistics Performance Index, Refugee Population by Country of Asylum and Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products. 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
Passport strength and freedom of movement for people 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, remittance costs and student mobility are published here as context.
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 19 statistics on this page come from 4 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
- 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). Samoa: Mobility & Trade — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/samoa/mobility