| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Female (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 78.27
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 75.01
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 72.03
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman (Ratio)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.98
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Survival To Age 65: Female: % of Cohort (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 85.63
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Survival To Age 65: Male: % of Cohort (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 75.92
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 36.59
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Aged 15-64 (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 57.81
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Aged 65 and Above (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.61
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 72.98
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.70
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Young (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 63.29
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Population: Growth (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.67
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Population: Total (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 196,440.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Population: as % of Total: Female (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.40
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Rural Population (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 159,450.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Rural Population Growth (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.83
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Rural Population: % of Total Population (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 81.17
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Urban Population Growth (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Urban Population (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 36,990.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Urban Population: % of Total Population (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18.83
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 134,000.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: International Tourism: Number of Departures (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 54,000.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1999 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: International Tourism: Receipts (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 126.40
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 57.64
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.40
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Passenger Transport Items (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.20
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 126.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.70
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: International Tourism: Expenditures (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.90
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: International Tourism: Expenditures: % of Total Imports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.78
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Goods Trade: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 51.71
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1982 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Import Volume Index (2000=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 254.25
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Agricultural Raw Materials (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Food (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 27.77
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Fuel (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.94
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: ICT: Goods Imports: % Total Goods Imports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.62
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Insurance & Financ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.81
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Manufactures (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 53.14
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Ores & Metals (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.61
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Imports: Goods (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 350.49
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Imports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 66.49
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: S... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.40
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Imports: % of Total Goods Imports: Residual (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.51
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Imports: Goods: by Reporting Economy (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 364.63
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Import Value Index (2000=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 388.14
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Computer, Communic... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.77
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Imports: Commercial Service (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 87.48
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Transport (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 36.78
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Imports: % of Commercial Service Imports: Services: Travel (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.64
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Net Barter Terms of Trade Index (2000=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 85.84
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Export Volume Index (2000=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 65.79
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Agricultural Raw Materials (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.30
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Food (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 56.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Fuel (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 29.06
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1963 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: ICT: Goods Exports: % of Total Goods Exports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.13
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Insurance & Financ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.11
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Manufactures (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.16
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Exports: % of Goods Exports: Ores & Metals (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.44
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1967 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Exports: Goods (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 56.17
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Exports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 54.20
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: O... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.66
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: L... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.25
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: M... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.04
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1996 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: S... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.21
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1979 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Exports: % of Total Goods Exports: Residual (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.23
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Exports: Goods: by Reporting Economy (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 66.53
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1964 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Export Value Index (2000=100)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 86.22
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Computer, Communic... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21.15
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Exports: Commercial Service (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 218.45
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: High-Technology Exports (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.14
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: High-Technology Exports: % of Manufactured Exports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.85
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Transport (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.36
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Exports: % of Commercial Service Exports: Services: Travel (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 69.37
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Monetary Authorities: Claims on Nonbank Financial Institutions (WST mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.00
            
                                            2009
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2009
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Monetary Survey: Claims on Nonbank Financial Institutions (WST mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.00
            
                                            2009
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2009
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Pump Price for Diesel Fuel: USD per Liter (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.87
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Pump Price for Gasoline: USD per Liter (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.91
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Terrestrial Protected Areas: % of Total Land Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.77
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Claims on Central Government: Annual Growth as % of Broad Money (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -3.17
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Claims on Other Sectors of The Domestic Economy: Annual Growth as % of... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.72
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Claims on Private Sector: Annual Growth as % of Broad Money (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.32
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Broad Money (WST mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,092.09
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Broad Money: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 51.20
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1982 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Broad Money: to Total Reserves Ratio (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.30
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Broad Money: Average Annual Growth Rate (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.21
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1962 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Claims on Central Government: % GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -6.24
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1982 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Claims on Other Sectors of The Domestic Economy: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 84.92
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Average Time to Clear Exports Through Customs (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.40
            
                                            2009
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2009
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Delay in Obtaining An Electrical Connection (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.80
            
                                            2009
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2009
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Power Outages in Firms in A Typical Month (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.60
            
                                            2009
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2009
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Firms using Banks to Finance Investment: % of Firms (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.30
            
                                            2009
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2009
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Informal Payments to Public Officials: % of Firms (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 29.30
            
                                            2009
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2009
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Losses Due To Theft and Vandalism: % of Annual Sales for Affected Firm... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.30
            
                                            2009
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2009
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Time Required to Obtain an Operating License (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.80
            
                                            2009
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2009
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Firms with Female Participation in Ownership: % of Firms (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 79.80
            
                                            2009
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2009
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Firms Formally Registered When Operations Started: % of Firms (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 88.40
            
                                            2009
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2009
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Value Lost Due to Electrical Outages: % of Sales for Affected Firms (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.60
            
                                            2009
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2009
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Firms Offering Formal Training: % of Firms (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 79.10
            
                                            2009
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2009
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Time Spent Dealing with the Requirements of Government Regulations: % ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.90
            
                                            2009
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2009
                                         |