Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Samoa
Samoa: Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate was 114.44 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Samoa, 1997–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Samoa is 114.44 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.6% on the previous year and up 300.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Samoa peaked at 172.35 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -84.03 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Samoa ranks 12th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -72.26 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | 98.66 % change on previous year | -236.5% |
| 1999 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
| 2000 | 5.56 % change on previous year | +23.4% |
| 2001 | 5.69 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 5.08 % change on previous year | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 8.68 % change on previous year | +70.9% |
| 2004 | 24.61 % change on previous year | +183.5% |
| 2005 | 8 % change on previous year | -67.5% |
| 2006 | 7.87 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.55 % change on previous year | -67.6% |
| 2008 | -1.5 % change on previous year | -158.8% |
| 2009 | -6.75 % change on previous year | +349.7% |
| 2015 | 28.6 % change on previous year | -524.0% |
| 2016 | 17.4 % change on previous year | -39.2% |
| 2017 | -29.48 % change on previous year | -269.4% |
| 2018 | -5.02 % change on previous year | -83.0% |
| 2019 | -3.78 % change on previous year | -24.6% |
| 2020 | -84.03 % change on previous year | +2120.9% |
| 2021 | -39.68 % change on previous year | -52.8% |
| 2022 | 172.35 % change on previous year | -534.3% |
| 2023 | 114.44 % change on previous year | -33.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 114.44 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.06 % change on previous year, 5.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 114.44 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63.65 % change on previous year, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -2120.9% | -3.78 % change on previous year | -84.03 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3 % change on previous year | -72.26 % change on previous year | 98.66 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.98 % change on previous year | -6.75 % change on previous year | 24.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 % change on previous year | -29.48 % change on previous year | 28.6 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2020s | 40.77 % change on previous year | -84.03 % change on previous year | 172.35 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 9 Marshall Islands 142.34 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Brunei 133.36 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Mongolia 116.11 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Singapore 113.97 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Haiti 99.77 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Georgia 92.02 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for Samoa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 134,320 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.4 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,567 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0212 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -23.88 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,567 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.624 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Samoa?
- Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Samoa was 114.44 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 172.35 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -84.03 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate?
- Samoa ranks 12th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Air transport, passengers carried. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Air transport, passengers carried Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Air transport, passengers carried. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.