Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) in Samoa
Samoa: Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) was 81.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Samoa, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Samoa stood at 81.0%.
The figure is down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Samoa peaked at 92.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 2005.
That places Samoa 37th out of 239 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 64.6% | — |
| 2010 | 73.5% | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | +21.6% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 78.8% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 81.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.5%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 81.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.0%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.6% | 64.6% | 64.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 73.5% | 92.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 78.8% | 87.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 34 Sao Tome and Principe 82.0% compare
- 35 Luxembourg 81.7% compare
- 36 Senegal 81.4% compare
- 38 Togo 80.9% compare
- 39 Montenegro 80.4% compare
- 40 El Salvador 80.4% 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 proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Samoa?
- Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Samoa was 81.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 2005.
- How does Samoa rank for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff?
- Samoa ranks 37th out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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