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Samoa — Trade & Compliance

Samoa's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

6
trade agreements
3
cargo treaties
11.34%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupUpper middle income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Samoa beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1Indonesia20.8%
  2. 2India13.2%
  3. 3New Zealand12.7%
  4. 4USA12.2%
  5. 5Australia9.6%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China20.3%
  2. 2New Zealand19.1%
  3. 3Singapore17.6%
  4. 4Rep. of Korea10.0%
  5. 5USA6.6%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Electrical machinery39.2%
  2. 2Machinery & mechanical appliances13.1%
  3. 3Animal/vegetable fats & oils8.9%
  4. 4Footwear8.3%
  5. 5Vehicles5.2%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils18.4%
  2. 2Vehicles6.5%
  3. 3Meat6.2%
  4. 4Iron & steel6.1%
  5. 5Machinery & mechanical appliances5.9%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1Indonesia+16.59pp
  2. 2Israel+6.72pp
  3. 3Fiji+4.95pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1India−9.38pp
  2. 2Hungary−7.25pp
  3. 3USA−6.63pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Footwear+5.67pp
  2. 2Vehicles+2.19pp
  3. 3Electrical machinery+1.89pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Fruits & nuts−6.04pp
  2. 2Animal/vegetable fats & oils−4.01pp
  3. 3Optical/medical instruments−2.05pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

United Kingdom - Pacific States2021
FTAGoods
United Kingdom - Pacific States - Accession of Samoa2021
FTAGoods
EU - Pacific States - Accession of Samoa2018
FTAGoods
EU - Pacific States2009
FTAGoods
Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA)2003
FTAGoods
South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (SPARTECA)1981
PSAGoods
World Bank DTA · 6 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1996176 ratifications
  • Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
    Party · 1994171 ratifications
  • Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. New York, 4 August 1995
    Party · 1996107 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 3 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
WST
Tala
ISO numeric 8822 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
11.34%
simple average (2020)
World Bank WDI

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Coconuts, in shell
64.7K t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 34 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
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