Samoa
Oceania
Trade in Samoa
| Samoa was the world’s 204th largest exporter of goods and 157th largest exporter of commercial services in 2022. Export values were $42 and $130 million USD respectively. Samoa’s top export category was Agricultural products, followed by Manufactures, and Machinery and transport equipment. In 2022, Samoa’s main export destination markets for goods and services trade were to American Samoa, New Zealand and United States, with trade representing 64.98 per cent of GDP. In terms of imports, Samoa is the world’s 198th largest importer of goods and 172nd largest importer of commercial services. Import values were $440 and $109 million USD respectively in 2022. Samoa’s top import category was Manufactures, followed by Agricultural products and Fuels and mining products. Leading import partners were New Zealand, Singapore and China. Samoa is part of 5 different Regional Trade Agreements, including EU – Pacific States and EU – Pacific States – Accession of Samoa. |
General InformationThis section includes general information on the economy, legal system, official languages and links to additional demographic information. |
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Official Name |
Independent State of Samoa |
Abbreviation |
WS |
Capital |
Apia |
WTO Membership Date |
10 May 2012 |
Legal System |
mixed legal system of English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts with respect to fundamental rights of the citizen |
Language |
Samoan, English |
Number of Time Zone(s) |
1 |
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Financial InformationThis section includes financial information such as the currency, exchange rate lookup and local banks issuing trade finance. |
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Currency |
Samoan tālā |
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Exchange Rate |
Google Finance Currencies |
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GTFP Confirming Banks Through the IFC's Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP) bank network, local financial institutions can establish working partnerships with a vast number of major international banks in the Program that can broaden access to finance and reduce cash collateral requirements. This extends and complements the capacity of banks to deliver trade finance by providing risk mitigation on a per-transaction basis in challenging markets where trade lines may be limited. |
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Contact InformationThis section includes contact information for business support organizations and national resources. |
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SPS Enquiry Points Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) enquiry points are government agencies designated to answer questions about trade requirements. |
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Additional Information |
ePing alert |
Links to other helpful resourcesThis section includes additional links to trade-related resources. |
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Trade Information Portal |
https://samoa.tradeportal.org/ |
Last Reviewed: June, 2024
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