Container port traffic: TEUs) in Samoa
Samoa: Container port traffic: TEUs) was 53,017 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic, maritime transport in Samoa, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, container port traffic, maritime transport in Samoa stood at 53,017. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% on the previous year and up 85.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic, maritime transport in Samoa peaked at 53,017 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21,420, in 2011.
That places Samoa 138th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic: TEUs) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22,465 | — |
| 2011 | 21,420 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 23,137 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 24,006 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 28,587 | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 32,387 | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 34,588 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 34,950 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 37,091 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 42,102 | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 41,200 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 43,933 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 45,680 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 44,676 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 53,017 | +18.7% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 53,017 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.65 million, 3% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 53,017 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.22 million, 1% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30,073 | 21,420 | 42,102 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,701 | 41,200 | 53,017 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 135 Mayotte 73,658 compare
- 136 Aruba 64,800 compare
- 137 Guyana 58,377 compare
- 139 Cayman Islands 46,658 compare
- 140 Democratic Republic of the Congo 42,211 compare
- 141 Saint Lucia 37,054 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 container port traffic, maritime transport in Samoa?
- Container port traffic, maritime transport in Samoa was 53,017 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 53,017 in 2024.
- What is the lowest container port traffic, maritime transport recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,420 in 2011.
- How does Samoa rank for container port traffic, maritime transport?
- Samoa ranks 138th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic, maritime transport rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Container port traffic, maritime transport (twenty-foot equivalent units - TEUs). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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