Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Samoa
Samoa: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) was 0.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Total natural resources rents in Samoa, 1982–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, total natural resources rents in Samoa stood at 0.3%.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Samoa peaked at 2.6% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.
Samoa ranks 150th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2.5% | — |
| 1983 | 2.6% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | -30.9% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | +23.0% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | -21.3% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | +16.9% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -34.4% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +18.0% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -30.1% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -56.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -27.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -22.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +27.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +41.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +45.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -25.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -45.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +29.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -7.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 15% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7%, 40% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More energy & mining data for Samoa
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total natural resources rents in Samoa?
- Total natural resources rents in Samoa was 0.3% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1993.
- What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- How does Samoa rank for total natural resources rents?
- Samoa ranks 150th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.