WTMG Intelligence
Samoa Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Samoa's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score32.4298
Global RMOS Rank#158 of 171
Migration Momentum20.6
International Migrant Stock3,843
Migrant Share1.8%
MethodologyRMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Data Coverage100.0%
This profile describes structural relocation-market conditions. It does not represent WTMG customer demand, leads, transactions or revenue.
RMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Samoa's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS32.4298
Global rank#158
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 92.4%
Migrant-stock rank#166 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#169 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 20.6 | 25% | 5.1595 |
| Migrant Market Size | 3.5 | 20% | 0.7018 |
| Migrant Share | 27.6 | 15% | 4.1471 |
| GDP per Capita | 36.5 | 15% | 5.4775 |
| GDP Growth | 74.6 | 10% | 7.4576 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 64.9 | 10% | 6.4864 |
| Visa Accessibility | 60.0 | 5% | 3.0000 |
| Stored final RMOS | 32.4298 | ||
Samoa migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Samoa Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock3,843
2020 migrant stock4,021
2015 migrant stock4,255
2020-2024 change-178 (-4.4%)
2015-2024 change-412 (-9.7%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Samoa
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Zealand | 1,164 | 1,218 | 1,290 | -54 (-4.4%) |
| #2 | USA | 284 | 297 | 316 | -13 (-4.4%) |
| #3 | Australia | 258 | 270 | 287 | -12 (-4.4%) |
| #4 | Fiji | 105 | 110 | 118 | -5 (-4.5%) |
| #5 | Tonga | 57 | 60 | 65 | -3 (-5.0%) |
| #6 | China | 44 | 46 | 50 | -2 (-4.3%) |
| #7 | Japan | 37 | 39 | 43 | -2 (-5.1%) |
| #8 | Germany | 32 | 34 | 37 | -2 (-5.9%) |
| #9 | Vanuatu | 11 | 12 | 14 | -1 (-8.3%) |
| #10 | Canada | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 (0.0%) |
Largest destinations for migrants from Samoa
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Zealand | 63,075 | 58,292 | 53,004 | +4,783 (+8.2%) |
| #2 | Australia | 38,964 | 33,647 | 27,802 | +5,317 (+15.8%) |
| #3 | Greece | 483 | 455 | 447 | +28 (+6.2%) |
| #4 | Fiji | 308 | 302 | 296 | +6 (+2.0%) |
| #5 | Tonga | 208 | 217 | 230 | -9 (-4.1%) |
| #6 | Niue | 44 | 44 | 45 | 0 (0.0%) |
| #7 | Denmark | 29 | 25 | 20 | +4 (+16.0%) |
| #8 | Guinea | 24 | 25 | 28 | -1 (-4.0%) |
| #9 | Bulgaria | 7 | 5 | 5 | +2 (+40.0%) |
| #10 | Norway | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 (0.0%) |
WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
64.9
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 1 covered WTLG cities.
WTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
60.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 60.0, based on 1 contributing cities.
Samoa against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Samoa | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 32.4 | 55.8 | -23.3 |
| Migration Momentum | 20.6 | 60.1 | -39.5 |
| Migrant Market Size | 3.5 | 50.3 | -46.8 |
| Migrant Share | 27.6 | 50.0 | -22.4 |
| GDP per Capita | 36.5 | 51.1 | -14.6 |
| GDP Growth | 74.6 | 50.6 | +24.0 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 64.9 | 67.0 | -2.2 |
| Visa Accessibility | 60.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 |
Data years and limitations
- UN migrant stock and corridors: 2024; momentum compares 2024 with 2020 and 2015.
- World Bank GDP inputs use the actual observation years shown above.
- WTLG destination data reflects the current stored WTLG dataset and depends on covered WTLG cities.
- RMOS measures structural opportunity, not actual demand; migrant stock is not annual migration flow.
- Different datasets have different update cycles.
- This profile does not estimate provider revenue or demand for a specific professional service.