Economy of American Samoa
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| Currency | US dollar (USD) |
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| 1 October - 30 September | |
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Trade organizations
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none |
| Statistics | |
| GDP | $537 million (2007 est) |
| GDP rank | 187th (nominal) / 190th (PPP) |
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GDP growth
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3% (2003) |
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GDP per capita
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$7,874 (2008) |
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GDP by sector
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NA |
| NA | |
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Population below poverty line
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NA |
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Labor force
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17,630 (2007) |
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Labor force by occupation
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agriculture 34%, industry 33%, services 33% (1990) |
| Unemployment | 23.8% (2010) |
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Main industries
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tuna canneries (largely dependent on foreign fishing vessels), handicrafts |
| External | |
| Exports | $445.6 million (2004) |
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Export goods
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canned tuna 93% (2004) |
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Main export partners
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Indonesia 70%, Australia 6.7%, Japan 6.7%, Samoa 6.7% (2002) |
| Imports | $308.8 million (2004) |
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Import goods
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materials for canneries 56%, food 8%, petroleum products 7%, machinery and parts 6% (2004) |
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Main import partners
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Australia 36.6%, New Zealand 20.3%, South Korea 16.3%, Mauritius 4.9% (2002) |
| Public finances | |
| NA | |
| Revenues | $121 million (37% in local revenue and 63% in US grants) (1997) |
| Expenses | $127 million (1997) |
| Economic aid | more than $40 million from US in financial support (1994) |
The economy of American Samoa is a traditional Polynesian economy in which more than 90% of the land is communally owned. Economic activity is strongly linked to the United States, with which American Samoa conducts the great bulk of its foreign trade. Tuna fishing and processing plants are the backbone of the private sector, with canned tuna being the primary export. Transfers from the U.S. federal government add substantially to American Samoa's economic well-being. Attempts by the government to develop a larger and broader economy are restrained by Samoa's remote location, its limited transportation, and its devastating hurricanes. Tourism, a developing sector, may be held back by the current financial difficulties in East Asia.
GDP: purchasing power parity - $537 million (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 210
GDP (official exchange rate): $462.2 million (2005)
GDP - real growth rate: 3% (2003)
country comparison to the world: 139
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $7,874 (2008)
country comparison to the world: 120
GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA% (2002)
Labor Force: 17,630 (2005)
country comparison to the world: 203
Labor force - by occupation: government 33%, tuna canneries 34%, other 33% (1990)
Unemployment rate: 23.8% (2010)
country comparison to the world: 175
Population below poverty line: NA% (2002 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA% (2003 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $155.4 million (37% in local revenue and 63% in US grants)
expenditures: $183.6 million (FY07)
Agriculture - products: bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit, yams, copra, pineapples, papayas; dairy products, livestock
Industries: tuna canneries (largely dependent on foreign fishing vessels), handicrafts
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