Stat of the week: In 2022, inflation in Samoa reached 11%
In 2022, inflation in Samoa reached 11%, up from 3.1% in 2021. High inflation erodes purchasing power.
Explore more data from the Pacific Data Hub (PDH):
The Pacific Community Strengthens Relations with Samoa
Stat of the week: In Samoa, 99.4% of primary schools have access to computers for pedagogical purposes in 2020
In Samoa, 99.4% of primary schools have access to computers for pedagogical purposes in 2020 (13.8% in 2017).
This access to technology at school is important because it decreases the digital divide between pupils.
To learn more about Education…
Stat of the week: Adults in Samoa have a low number of deposit accounts with commercial banks
Adults in Samoa have a low number of deposit accounts with commercial banks, at 21 per 1,000 adults. Banks remain a key institution for access to formal financial services.
Delivery of 1000 Covid test kits to Samoa allows critical fisheries data work to continue
The recent surge in Covid cases in Samoa over the past two months has strained national government resources to provide Covid test kits to all personnel. The Samoa Health Department identified the Apia Fish Market and the International Wharf at Matautu…
Improving healthcare associated infection surveillance
Improving healthcare associated infection surveillance
Stat of the week: Value of goods imported into Samoa from New Zealand in 2020
Samoa imported approximately WST 242,860,000 (USD 91,121,000) worth of goods from New Zealand in 2020. This represents roughly 32% of imports.
Stat of the week: The average level of consumer prices in Samoa fell by 1.6%
During 2020 the Consumer Price Index – the average level of consumer prices in Samoa fell by 1.6%; the average price level also fell in seven other Pacific countries over the same period.
Explore more data.
Child rights in the Pacific: UN body concludes historic session in Samoa
In an historic extraordinary outreach session, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child met government officials, UN agencies, civil society and children to discuss the situation of children’s rights in the Pacific.
“For many years, we spoke and…
Remarks by SPC DDG, Dr A. Aumua at 84th Extraordinary Session of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
Check against delivery
STATEMENT BY DR. AUMUA
DELIVERED AT OPENING CEREMONY OF THE
84th EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
APIA, SAMOA
2 MARCH 2020