Editing Economy of American Samoa (section)

==Statistics==
[[File:Figure 11 Cannery Worker Employment in American Samoa, 2007–2018 (49995644741).jpg|thumb|Employment in the canning industry in American Samoa. Employment in the industry fell following the 2009 closure of a [[Chicken of the Sea]] cannery]]
'''GDP:''' [[purchasing power parity]] – $537&nbsp;million (2007 est.)
<br>''country comparison to the world:'' 210

'''GDP (official exchange rate):''' $462.2 million (2005)

'''GDP – real growth rate:''' 3% (2003)
<br>''country comparison to the world:'' 139

'''GDP – per capita:''' purchasing power parity – $7,874 (2008)
<br>''country comparison to the world:'' 120

'''GDP – composition by sector:'''
<br>''agriculture:''
NA%
<br>''industry:''
NA%
<br>''services:''
NA% (2002)

'''Labor Force:''' 17,630 (2005)
<br>''country comparison to the world:'' 203

'''Labor force – by occupation:''' government 33%, tuna canneries 34%, other 33% (1990)

'''Unemployment rate:''' 23.8% (2010)
<br>''country comparison to the world:'' 175

'''Population below poverty line:'''
NA% (2002 est.)

'''Household income or consumption by percentage share:'''
<br>''lowest 10%:''
NA%
<br>''highest 10%:''
NA%

'''Inflation rate (consumer prices):'''
NA% (2003 est.)

'''Budget:'''
<br>''revenues:'' $155.4 million (37% in local revenue and 63% in US grants)
<br>''expenditures:'' $183.6 million (FY07)

'''Agriculture – products:''' bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit, yams, copra, pineapples, papayas; dairy products, livestock

'''Industries:''' tuna canneries (largely dependent on foreign fishing vessels), handicrafts

'''Industrial production growth rate:''' NA%

'''Electricity – production:''' 180 GWh (2006)
<br>''country comparison to the world:'' 179

'''Electricity – production by source:'''
<br>''fossil fuel:''
100%
<br>''hydro:''
0%
<br>''nuclear:''
0%
<br>''other:''
0% (2001)

'''Electricity – consumption:''' 167.4 GWh (2006)
<br>''country comparison to the world:'' 179

'''Electricity – exports:''' 0 kWh (2007)

'''Electricity – imports:''' 0 kWh (2007)

'''Oil – production:''' {{convert|0|oilbbl/d}} (2007 est.)
<br>''country comparison to the world:'' 209

'''Oil – consumption:''' {{convert|4053|oilbbl/d}} (604 m<sup>3</sup>/d), 2006
<br>''country comparison to the world:'' 170

'''Oil – exports:''' {{convert|0|oilbbl/d}} (2005)
<br>''country comparison to the world:'' 142

'''Oil – imports:''' {{convert|4066|oilbbl/d}} (2005)
<br>''country comparison to the world:'' 166

'''Natural gas – production:''' 0 cu m (2007)
<br>''country comparison to the world:'' 208

'''Natural gas – consumption:''' 0 cu m (2007)
<br>''country comparison to the world:'' 207

'''Natural gas – exports:''' 0 cu m (2007)
<br>''country comparison to the world:'' 202

'''Natural gas – imports:''' 0 cu m (2007)
<br>''country comparison to the world:'' 201

'''Natural gas – proved reserves:''' 0 cu m (2006)
<br>''country comparison to the world:'' 205

'''Exports:''' $445.6 million (2004)
<br>''country comparison to the world:'' 167

'''Exports – commodities:'''
canned tuna 93% (2004)

'''Exports – partners:'''
Indonesia 70%, Australia 6.7%, Japan 6.7%, Samoa 6.7% (2002)

'''Imports:''' $308.8 million (2004)
<br>''country comparison to the world:'' 195

'''Imports – commodities:'''
materials for canneries 56%, food 8%, petroleum products 7%, machinery and parts 6% (2004)

'''Imports – partners:'''
Australia 36.6%, New Zealand 20.3%, South Korea 16.3%, Mauritius 4.9% (2002)

'''Debt – external:'''
$NA (2002 est.)

'''Economic aid – recipient:'''
$NA; note – important financial support from the US, more than $40 million in 1994

'''Currency:'''
US dollar (USD)

'''Currency code:'''
USD

'''Exchange rates:'''
US dollar is used

'''Fiscal year:'''
1 October – 30 September