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Samoa

EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness

EU Compliance

lower score = lower risk

3.1

Geopolitical Risk

lower score = lower risk

2.6

Sourcing Attractiveness

higher score = more attractive

3.8

Why these scores

EU Compliance, by dimension

Forced & child labour2
Worker rights & FOA3
OHS & audit transparency3
Food & product safety3
Environmental & regulatory3
Governance & anti-corruption3
Tariff & preferential access4
Non-tariff barriers3
Supply chain traceability4

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Geopolitical Risk, by dimension

Geopolitical conflict1
Supplier concentration2
Climate & physical risk7
Sanctions exposure1
Policy continuity & property rights2

1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources

Attractiveness, by dimension

Labour cost competitiveness5
Supply base depth2
Logistics & infrastructure3
Workforce skills4
Scalability6
Ease of doing business5
Trade access & tariffs4
Sustainability baseline5
Innovation & IP1
Quality standards3

9 = most attractive · methodology & sources

Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.

Data layers

The EU is Samoa's #14 import source (world lens). Samoa is the EU's #173 goods supplier.

Samoa on the world stage

Samoa$490m total importsASEAN-625.6% · $125mNew Zealand21.3% · $105mSingapore19.5% · $96mChina14.3% · $70mAustralia10.3% · $50mUS8.9% · $44mUSA8.9% · $44mJapan3.8% · $18mEU-270.7% · $3m

Total imports

$490m

2024 annual

Total exports

$42m

83 partners

#1 import source

New Zealand

21.3%

#1 export dest.

Singapore

28.5%

2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).

Samoa and the EU

EU imports from

€667k

0.0% of extra-EU

EU exports to

€5m

0.0% of extra-EU

EU supplier rank

EU's #173 supplier

EU trade balance

balanced or surplus

coverage 7.20

2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →

Power market

No domestic fuel

Market model

State monopoly (EPC)

Direct PPA

None

grid access: closed

Reserve margin

Regulator

Not independent

Office of the Regulator

Small island nation with diesel-dominated generation and some hydro. EPC (state) operates a single grid on Upolu and separate system on Savaii. High cost due to imported fuel.

Power markets: full layer →

Demographics

UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant

ASEAN demographics →

Median age

19.8

→ 24 by 2050

Fertility

3.8

above replacement

Working-age

55.7%

aged 15–64

Old-age dep.

10.6

→ 13.7 by 2050

Median age 1990–2050

Population 0.22M · still growing past 2100

By 2050: +23% (0.27M)