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Samoa · Income & inequality

Living standards, poverty and distribution.

10 indicators · 8 with data

Income

GNI per capita

current US$

107th of 182 · 18th in East Asia & Pacific
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GNI per capitaSamoa's gni per capita rose from US$1,320 in 1996 to US$5,640 in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$0US$2kUS$4kUS$6kUS$5,640

Samoa's gni per capita rose from US$1,320 in 1996 to US$5,640 in 2025.

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

current international $

127th of 181 · 21st in East Asia & Pacific
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GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)Samoa's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $2,430 in 1996 to intl $9,300 in 2025.200020052010201520202025intl $0intl $2kintl $4kintl $6kintl $8kintl $10kintl $9,300

Samoa's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $2,430 in 1996 to intl $9,300 in 2025.

Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)

constant 2015 US$

75th of 129 · 10th in East Asia & Pacific
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Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)Samoa's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$2,891 in 2009 to US$3,480 in 2025.2010201520202025US$2.6kUS$2.8kUS$3kUS$3.2kUS$3.4kUS$3.6kUS$3.8kUS$3,480

Samoa's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$2,891 in 2009 to US$3,480 in 2025.

Inequality

Gini index

index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)

49th of 77 · 4th in East Asia & Pacific*
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Gini indexSamoa's gini index fell from 40.7 in 2002 to 38.7 in 2013.20022004200620082010201238394041424338.7

Samoa's gini index fell from 40.7 in 2002 to 38.7 in 2013.

Income share held by highest 10%

% of income

58th of 77 · 6th in East Asia & Pacific*
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Income share held by highest 10%Samoa's income share held by highest 10% fell from 32.5 % in 2002 to 31.3 % in 2013.20022004200620082010201231%32%33%34%31.3 %

Samoa's income share held by highest 10% fell from 32.5 % in 2002 to 31.3 % in 2013.

Income share held by lowest 20%

% of income

37th of 77 · 5th in East Asia & Pacific*
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Income share held by lowest 20%Samoa's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 6.3 % in 2002 to 6.8 % in 2013.2002200420062008201020126%6%7%7%6.8 %

Samoa's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 6.3 % in 2002 to 6.8 % in 2013.

Poverty

Extreme poverty

% of population

56th of 77 · 5th in East Asia & Pacific*
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Extreme povertySamoa's extreme poverty fell from 5.9 % in 2002 to 4.5 % in 2013.2002200420062008201020124%5%6%4.5 %

Samoa's extreme poverty fell from 5.9 % in 2002 to 4.5 % in 2013.

Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines

% of population

35th of 68 · 7th in East Asia & Pacific*
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Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty linesSamoa's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell from 22.9 % in 2002 to 21.9 % in 2018.20052010201518%20%22%24%26%28%21.9 %

Samoa's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell from 22.9 % in 2002 to 21.9 % in 2018.

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