| Country summary | |
|---|---|
|
Capital |
Apia |
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Borders |
(N/A) |
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Government type |
parliamentary democracy |
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Population |
219,998[1] |
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Population growth |
1.346% (2010 est.)[1] |
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Life expectancy |
71.86 years[1] |
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Unemployment |
NA%[1] |
|
84[2] | |
|
56[3] | |
|
57[4] | |
New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the "Western" from its name in 1997.[1]
Economical characteristics[]
- Currency: Tala (ISO code: WST)
- Central bank discount rate: [1]
- Commercial banks lending rate: 12.08% (31 December 2009 )[1]
- Stock of money (M1): $60.13 million (31 December 2008)[1]
- Quasi money (with M1 makes M2): $162.8 million (31 December 2008)[1]
Statistics[]
| Statistic / Year | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP (million USD)[5] | 230 | 232 | 240 | 264 | 322 | 385 | 435 | 449 | 544 | 523 |
| Govt. debt (% of GDP)[6] | ||||||||||
| Govt. revenue (% of GDP)[7] | ||||||||||
| Govt. expenses (% of GDP)[8] | ||||||||||
| Debt to revenue (years) |
References[]
Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 CIA - The World Facebook. "Samoa", from The World Facebook. Referenced 2010-10-05.
- ↑ Heritage Foundation. "Samoa", Economic Freedom Score. A lower ranking is better; but please be careful when comparing between different countries or years. Referenced 2010-10-05.
- ↑ Transparency International. "Samoa", Corruption Perceptions Index 2009. A lower ranking is better; but please note that the numbers cannot be compared between countries or years due to different methodology. Referenced 2010-10-05.
- ↑ Doing Business. "Samoa", Doing Business 2010 (part of The World Bank Group). A lower ranking is better; but please be careful when comparing between different countries or years. Referenced 2010-10-05.
- ↑ World Bank. "Samoa: GDP", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-05.
- ↑ World Bank. "Samoa: government debt", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-05.
- ↑ World Bank. "Samoa: government revenue", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-05.
- ↑ World Bank. "Samoa: government expenses", from World Bank Data. Referenced 2010-10-05.
External links[]
- Samoa on Wikipedia
- Central bank of Samoa
- Country profile (pdf) from the Enterprise Studies page (part of the The World Bank Group)
- BBC country profile