28 March 2024 AMERICAN SAMOA - BACKGROUND
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Government Type NA
Legal System NA
Currency US dollar (USD)
Economic Overview This is a traditional Polynesian economy in which more than 90% of the land is communally owned. Economic activity is strongly linked to the US, with which American Samoa conducts most of its foreign trade. Tuna fishing and tuna processing plants are the backbone of the private sector, with canned tuna the primary export. Transfers from the US Government add substantially to American Samoa's economic well-being. Attempts by the government to develop a larger and broader economy are restrained by Samoa's remote location, its limited transportation, and its devastating hurricanes. Tourism, a developing sector, has been held back by the recurring financial difficulties in East Asia.
Natural Resources pumice, pumicite
Primary Industries tuna canneries (largely supplied by foreign fishing vessels), handicrafts
Agricultural Products bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit, yams, copra, pineapples, papayas; dairy products, livestock
Import Commodities materials for canneries 56%, food 8%, petroleum products 7%, machinery and parts 6%
Export Commodities canned tuna 93%
Export Partners US 99.6% (2000)


AIRPORTS of American Samoa
Pago Pago Airport International, Pago Pago 11km (6miles), Position 14 Detals


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