| Economy | American Samoa |
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Economy - overview:
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American Samoa has a traditional Polynesian economy in which more than 90% of the land is communally owned. Economic activity is strongly linked to the US with which American Samoa conducts most of its commerce. Tuna fishing and tuna processing plants are the backbone of the private sector, with canned tuna the primary export. The two tuna canneries account for 80% of employment. In late September 2009, an earthquake and the resulting tsunami devastated American Samoa and nearby Samoa, disrupting transportation and power generation, and resulting in about 200 deaths. The US Federal Emergency Management Agency is overseeing a relief program of nearly $25 million. Transfers from the US 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 is a promising developing sector. |
GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$575.3 million (2007 est.)
$510.1 million (2003 est.) |
GDP - per capita (PPP):
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$8,000 (2007 est.)
$5,800 (2005 est.) |
GDP (official exchange rate):
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$462.2 million (2005) |
GDP - real growth rate:
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3% (2003) |
GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA% |
Investment (gross fixed):
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void |
Population below poverty line:
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NA% |
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
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void |
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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NA% |
Central bank discount rate:
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void |
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
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void |
Stock of money:
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void |
Stock of money - per capita:
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void |
Stock of quasi money:
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void |
Stock of quasi money - per capita:
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void |
Stock of domestic credit:
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void |
Stock of domestic credit - per capita:
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void |
Stock of narrow money:
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void |
Stock of broad money:
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void |
Labor force:
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17,630 (2005) |
Labor force participation rate:
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26.22 % of population |
Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture: 34%
industry: 33%
services: 33% (1990) |
Unemployment rate:
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29.8% (2005) |
Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
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void |
Budget:
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revenues: $155.4 million (FY07)
expenditures: $183.6 million (FY07) |
Budget revenues per capita:
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2,312 USD per capita |
Taxes and other revenues:
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33.6% of GDP (FY07) |
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
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-6.1% of GDP (FY07) |
Public debt:
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void |
Industries:
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tuna canneries (largely supplied by foreign fishing vessels), handicrafts |
Industrial production growth rate:
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NA% |
Electricity - production:
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190 million kWh (2008 est.) |
Electricity - production per capita:
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2,826 kWh per capita |
Electricity - consumption:
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176.7 million kWh (2008 est.) |
Electricity - consumption - per capita:
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2,628 kWh per capita |
Electricity - exports:
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0 kWh (2009 est.) |
Electricity - imports:
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0 kWh (2009 est.) |
Oil - production:
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0 bbl/day (2010 est.) |
Oil - production per capita:
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void |
Oil - consumption:
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4,400 bbl/day (2010 est.) |
Oil - consumption - per capita:
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23.88 bbl/year per capita |
Oil - exports:
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.) |
Oil - imports:
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4,440 bbl/day (2009 est.) |
Oil - proved reserves:
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0 bbl (1 January 2011 est.) |
Natural gas - production:
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0 cu m (2009 est.) |
Natural gas - production per capita:
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void |
Natural gas - consumption:
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0 cu m (2009 est.) |
Natural gas - consumption - per capita:
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void |
Natural gas - exports:
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0 cu m (2009 est.) |
Natural gas - imports:
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0 cu m (2009 est.) |
Natural gas - proved reserves:
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0 cu m (1 January 2011 est.) |
Agriculture - products:
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bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit, yams, copra, pineapples, papayas; dairy products, livestock |
Current account balance:
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void |
Current account balance - per capita:
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void |
Exports:
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$445.6 million (FY04 est.) |
Exports per capita:
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6,627 USD per capita |
Exports - commodities:
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canned tuna 93% |
Exports - partners:
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void |
Imports:
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$308.8 million (FY04 est.) |
Imports per capita:
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4,593 USD per capita |
Imports - commodities:
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raw materials for canneries 56%, food, petroleum products, machinery and parts |
Imports - partners:
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void |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
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void |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold - per capita:
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void |
Debt - external:
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$NA |
Debt - external - per capita:
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void |
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
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void |
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home - per capita:
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void |
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
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void |
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad - per capita:
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void |
Market value of publicly traded shares:
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void |
Market value of publicly traded shares - per capita:
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void |
Currency (code):
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US dollar (USD) |
Exchange rates:
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the US dollar is used |
Fiscal year:
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1 October - 30 September |
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