| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: NTR: PPG: International Development Association (IDA) (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1.33
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -6.61
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Official Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -7.07
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Private Creditors: Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Private Creditors: Commercial Banks (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: NTR: Private Non-Guaranteed (PNG): Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: NTR: PNG: Commercial Banks and Other Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Private Creditors: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Private Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Net Official Development Assistance and Official Aid Received: Current... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 87.64
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Net Official Development Assistance Received: Current Price (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 87.64
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Net Official Development Assistance Received: % of Gross National Inco... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.41
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1997 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Net Official Development Assistance Received: % of Imports of Goods, S... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20.25
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Net Official Development Assistance Received per Capita: Current Price (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 449.15
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.96
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral: Concessional (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.96
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: TDS: Debt Service: Total (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.97
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS: Armenia (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: Total Debt Service: % of Exports of Goods, Services and... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.73
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: Total Debt Service: % of GNI (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.99
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1997 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: TDS: IMF Repurchases and Charges (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.63
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: TDS: Debt Service: Long-Term (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21.35
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: TDS: Debt Service: Private Non-Guaranteed (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: Debt Service: % of Exports (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.73
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: TDS: Debt Service: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (PPG) (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21.35
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: Public and Publicly Guaranteed Debt Service: % of GNI (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.78
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1997 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: Public and Publicly Guaranteed Debt Service: % of Expor... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.12
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: TDS: PPG: The International Bank for Reconstruction and... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: TDS: PPG: International Development Association (IDA) (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.14
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: TDS: Multilateral Debt Service (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.39
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: Multilateral Debt Service: % of Public and Publicly Gua... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 53.35
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral: Concessiona... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.39
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Official Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21.35
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Private Creditors: Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Private Creditors: Commercial Banks (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: TDS: Private Non-Guaranteed (PNG): Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: TDS: PNG: Commercial Banks and Other Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Private Creditors: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: TDS: PPG: Private Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: Total Amount Rescheduled (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: UND: Undisbursed: Total (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 62.50
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: UND: Undisbursed: Official Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 62.50
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: External Debt: UND: Undisbursed: Private Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: CO2 Emissions (kt)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 198.02
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: CO2 Emissions: Metric Tons per Capita (Metric Ton)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.03
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1960 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: CO2 Emissions: Kg per PPP of GDP (kg)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.18
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Bird Species: Threatened (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2017 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Fish Species: Threatened (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2017 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Plant Species: Higher: Threatened (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2017 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Mammal Species: Threatened (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2017 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Population Density: People per Square Km (Person/sq km)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 69.41
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Marine Protected Areas: % of Total Surface Area (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.09
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Bank Liquid Reserves: to Bank Assets Ratio (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17.73
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Total Reserves: Including Gold (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 133.04
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Total Reserves: % of Total External Debt (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23.79
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Total Reserves: Months of Imports (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.75
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Total Reserves: Excluding Gold (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 133.04
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Domestic Credit: Net (WST mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,020.18
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Foreign Assets: Net (WST mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 293.25
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1961 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Deposit Interest Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.61
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Lending Interest Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.76
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Interest Rate Spread (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.16
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Real Interest Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.42
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2002 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Domestic Credit: Provided by Financial Sector: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 78.68
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1982 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Domestic Credit: to Private Sector: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 81.67
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1982 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Business Extent of Disclosure Index (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Ease of Doing Business Index: 1=Most Business-friendly Regulations (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 87.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2017 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Depth of Credit Information Index: 0=Low To 8=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2013 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Private Credit Bureau Coverage: % of Adults (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Public Credit Registry Coverage: % of Adults (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Cost to Exports: USD per Container (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 490.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Exports: Number of Documents (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Exports: Lead Time (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 21.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Cost to Imports: USD per Container (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 615.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Imports: Number of Documents (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Imports: Lead Time (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 28.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Time to Resolve Insolvency (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Strength of Legal Rights Index: 0=Weak To 12=Strong (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2013 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Time Required to Enforce a Contract (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 455.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Time Required to Register Property (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Procedures to Register Property (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.30
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Time Required to Start a Business (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes (Hour)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 224.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Tax Payments (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 37.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.30
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Time Required to Build a Warehouse (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 58.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Procedures to Build a Warehouse (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 18.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Scientific and Technical Journal Articles (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.30
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Patent Applications: Residents (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1981 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Trademark Applications: Direct Nonresident (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 105.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1973 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Trademark Applications: Direct Resident (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1973 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: Trademark Applications: Total (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 127.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1973 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: CPIA: Business Regulatory Environment Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: CPIA: Debt Policy Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: CPIA: Economic Management Cluster Average: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.17
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: CPIA: Policy and Institutions For Environmental Sustainability Rating:... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: CPIA: Quality of Budgetary and Financial Management Rating: 1=Low To 6... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Samoa WS: CPIA: Financial Sector Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         |