CPIA structural policies cluster average in Samoa
Samoa: CPIA structural policies cluster average was 3.67 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA structural policies cluster average in Samoa, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia structural policies cluster average in Samoa stood at 3.67 1=low to 6=high. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia structural policies cluster average in Samoa peaked at 4.17 1=low to 6=high in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.67 1=low to 6=high, in 2020.
Samoa ranks 13th of 85 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA structural policies cluster average in Samoa, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.17 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 4 1=low to 6=high | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.17 1=low to 6=high | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 4.17 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 1=low to 6=high | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.83 1=low to 6=high | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.83 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.83 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.83 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.83 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.83 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 3.67 1=low to 6=high is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5 1=low to 6=high, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 3.67 1=low to 6=high is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.25 1=low to 6=high, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.07 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 4.17 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.88 1=low to 6=high | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | 4.17 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 13 Cote d'Ivoire 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Dominica 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Ghana 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Kyrgyzstan 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Moldova 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Pakistan 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Saint Lucia 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Zambia 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Samoa
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia structural policies cluster average in Samoa?
- Cpia structural policies cluster average in Samoa was 3.67 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia structural policies cluster average recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.17 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- What is the lowest cpia structural policies cluster average recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.67 1=low to 6=high in 2020.
- How does Samoa rank for cpia structural policies cluster average?
- Samoa ranks 13th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia structural policies cluster average rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA structural policies cluster average (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). The Structural Policies cluster includes trade, financial sector, and business regulatory environment.