Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Samoa
Samoa: Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) was 9.82 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Samoa, 2004–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 9.82 for total reserves in months of imports in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 266.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Samoa peaked at 9.82 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.46, in 2016.
That places Samoa 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.71 | — |
| 2005 | 3.09 | -34.4% |
| 2006 | 2.77 | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 3.15 | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 2.61 | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 5.42 | +107.8% |
| 2010 | 4.95 | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 3.31 | -33.0% |
| 2012 | 3.64 | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 3.28 | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 2.68 | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 3.41 | +27.4% |
| 2016 | 2.46 | -27.8% |
| 2017 | 3.39 | +37.6% |
| 2018 | 4.22 | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 4.29 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 8.18 | +90.5% |
| 2021 | 7.67 | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 7.07 | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 8.84 | +25.1% |
| 2024 | 9.82 | +11.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 9.82 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.04, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 9.82 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.51, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.62 | 2.61 | 5.42 | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.56 | 2.46 | 4.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.31 | 7.07 | 9.82 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 total reserves in months of imports in Samoa?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Samoa was 9.82 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.82 in 2024.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 in 2016.
- How does Samoa rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Samoa ranks 21st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 266.5%. 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 Total reserves in months of imports (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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