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Samoa
Independent State of Samoa
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Population
205,557
Capital
Apia
Area
2,842 km²
Currency
WST
Samoan tālā
Statistics
Latest values from the World Bank. Click any metric for the full trend.
GDP (current US$)
$1.18B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$5,393
as of 2024
Population
218,019
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
0.6%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
2.2%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
4.9%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
21.2%
as of 2014
Life expectancy at birth
71.83
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
6.8%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
5.5%
as of 2024
Urban population (% of total)
17.5%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
3.80
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
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no data
Trade (% of GDP)
79.5%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
2,780
as of 2023
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About Samoa
- Languages
- English, Samoan
- Currencies
- Samoan tālā (WST)
- Timezones
- UTC+13:00
- Demonym
- Samoan
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- WS · WSM
- Map
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