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Economic Indicators For: America Samoa › Change country
National or Regional Currency: US Dollar, US$
Year of data: 2008 › Change year
Number of Indicators Listed: 1
Full Dataset: From Year 1980 to 2013
Date of Last Update: 1 Sept 2009
Population: 65,628 (July 2009 est.)
Area: total: 199 sq km land: 199 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Rose Island and Swains Island
Natural Resources: pumice, pumicite
Government Type: America Samoa government type
Government Ministers: America Samoa ministers
Capital: Pago Pago
Data Sources: IMF, World Bank, UN, OECD, CIA World Factbook

America Samoa has a traditional Polynesian economy in which more than 90 per cent of the land is communally owned. Economic activity is strongly linked to the USA with which America Samoa conducts most of its commerce. Tuna fishing and tuna processing plants are the foundation of the private sector, with canned tuna the primary export. Transfers from the USA Government add substantially to America Samoa's economic health. Attempts by the state to develop a larger and broader economy are restrained by Samoa's remote location, its put a ceiling on transportation, and its devastating hurricanes. Tourism and transportation is a promising developing sector. note: as a territory of the USA, America Samoa does not treat the USA as an external trade (imports and exports) partner

GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars) for American Samoa in year 2008 is US$ n/a Billion. Values are based upon GDP in national currency and the exchange rate projections provided by country economists for the group of other emerging market and developing countries. Exchanges rates for advanced economies are established in the WEO assumptions for each WEO exercise.

GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) for American Samoa in year 2008 is n/a %. Annual percentages of constant price GDP are year-on-year changes; the base year is country-specific.