Samoa: ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Samoa's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) fell 6.8% on 2024 (from US$28.82 million to US$26.86 million).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2024), the average change was +20.4% and a typical year strayed about 47.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 145.7% in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 49.6% in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$1.27 million a year. A straight line explains 36% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Samoa had the 107th highest value of the 130 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Samoa in the 2025 ranking

• Zambia — 104th of 130: US$34.83 million
• Bermuda — 105th of 130: US$33.59 million
• Sudan — 106th of 130: US$30.59 million
• Seychelles — 108th of 130: US$22.3 million
• Angola — 109th of 130: US$20.57 million
• Suriname — 110th of 130: US$18.2 million

What this measures

Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 22 values

ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Australia — US$3.11 billion (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — US$15.16 million (2025)
• Cambodia — US$253.44 million (2025)
• China — US$73.61 billion (2025)
• Fiji — US$10.05 million (2024)
• French Polynesia — US$15.52 million (2016)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$4.07 billion (2024)
• Indonesia — US$4.09 billion (2025)
• Japan — US$14.74 billion (2025)
• Korea, Rep. — US$18.72 billion (2025)

More infrastructure data for Samoa

• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 134,320 (2022)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 62.4 (2022)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 4,567 (2022)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 2.12 (2022)
• Scientific and technical journal articles — 21.85 (2023)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 3,540 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 42,120 (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 0.00595 (2023)
• ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) — 3.27% (2024)
• ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)

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Questions people ask

What is Samoa's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)?

US$26.86 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2004?

It is up 931.62% from US$2.6 million in 2004 (11.75% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$28.82 million in 2024 and the lowest US$2.6 million in 2004.

How does Samoa rank?

107th highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) unusual for Samoa?

In 2025, Samoa's ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) fell 6.8% on 2024 (from US$28.82 million to US$26.86 million). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2024), the average change was +20.4% and a typical year strayed about 47.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.CCIS.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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