Economy of Samoa

Imports

Imports commoditiesmachinery and equipment, industrial supplies, foodstuffs

Import partnersNZ 19.2%, Singapore 18.6%, Fiji 17.6%, China 15.8%, Australia 5.9%, US 5.4% (2012)

Exports

Exports commoditiesfish, coconut oil and cream, copra, taro, automotive parts, garments, beer

Export partnersAmerican Samoa 48.4%, Australia 24% (2012)

Economy sectors

Agriculture productscoconuts, bananas, taro, yams, coffee, cocoa

Industrial productsfood processing, building materials, auto parts

Economy

GDP - Official Exchange Rate705 Million $ (2013)681 Million $ (2012)632 Million $ (2011)

GDP growth rate0.10 % (2013)3.10 % (2012)2.00 % (2011)

GDP per Capita (PPP)6,200 $ (2013)6,200 $ (2012)6,100 $ (2011)

GDP - Purchasing Power Parity1.15 Billion $ (2013)1.13 Billion $ (2012)1.11 Billion $ (2011)

GDP PPP per land area404 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2013)399 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2012)393 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2011)

Electricity

Banking

Commercial bank prime lending rate10.2 % (2013)9.86 % (2012)9.97 % (2011)

GDP decomposition by sector

Agriculture % of GDP10.2 % (2013)9.80 % (2012)

Industry % of GDP25.9 % (2013)27.1 % (2012)

Services % of GDP64.0 % (2013)63.2 % (2012)

Tourism

International tourism, number of arrivals126 Thousand (2012)121 Thousand (2011)122 Thousand (2010)

International tourism, number of departures56,000 (2012)57,000 (2011)56,000 (2010)

Debt, Current Account Balance and Budget Deficit

Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP)-4.73 % of GDP (2012)-10.43 % of GDP (2011)-7.57 % of GDP (2010)

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI)66.0 % of GNI (2012)60.6 % of GNI (2011)58.7 % of GNI (2010)

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt)0.00 % of total external debt (2009)0.01 % of total external debt (2002)0.00 % of total external debt (2001)

Current Account Balance (Total)-32.38 Million $ (2012)-76.11 Million $ (2011)-58.66 Million $ (2010)

External Debt (Total)423 Million $ (2012)368 Million $ (2011)325 Million $ (2010)

External Debt (Percentage of GDP)62.1 % of GDP (2012)58.3 % of GDP (2011)58.5 % of GDP (2010)

External Debt per Capita2,176 $ (2012)1,907 $ (2011)1,748 $ (2010)