World Factbook

American Samoa

Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)

Budget

revenues

$249 million (2016 est.)

expenditures

$262.5 million (2016 est.)

Exports

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note: GDP expenditure basis - exports of goods and services in current dollars

Exports 2020

$427 million (2020 est.)

Exports 2021

$332 million (2021 est.)

Exports 2022

$409 million (2022 est.)

Imports

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note: GDP expenditure basis - imports of goods and services in current dollars

Imports 2020

$686 million (2020 est.)

Imports 2021

$694 million (2021 est.)

Imports 2022

$677 million (2022 est.)

Industries

tuna canneries (largely supplied by foreign fishing vessels), handicrafts

Exchange rates

the US dollar is used

Economic overview

tourism, tuna, and government services-based territorial economy; sustained economic decline; vulnerable tuna canning industry; large territorial government presence; minimum wage increases to rise to federal standards by 2036

Exports - partners

Australia 31%, UK 18%, Tanzania 9%, UAE 7%, Senegal 6% (2023)

note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports

Imports - partners

Singapore 28%, NZ 15%, Fiji 14%, Taiwan 11%, Malaysia 11% (2023)

note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports

Real GDP growth rate

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note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency

Real GDP growth rate 2020

4.4% (2020 est.)

Real GDP growth rate 2021

-0.8% (2021 est.)

Real GDP growth rate 2022

1.7% (2022 est.)

Agricultural products

bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit, yams, copra, pineapples, papayas; dairy products, livestock

Exports - commodities

animal meal, aluminum, refined petroleum, gas turbines, broadcasting equipment (2023)

note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars

Imports - commodities

refined petroleum, fish, paper containers, wood, construction vehicles (2023)

note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars

GDP (official exchange rate)

$871 million (2022 est.)

note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

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note: data are in 2016 dollars

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2014

$666.9 billion (2014 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015

$674.9 million (2015 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2016

$658 million (2016 est.)