Samoa’s economic growth slowed sharply to an estimated 0.4 per cent during the 2025/26 financial year, down from 4.2 per cent the previous year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).The IMF, during its July consultation discussions with the Samoan authorities, attributed the slowdow...
IMF reports sharp slowdown in Samoa’s economy
By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo
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05 August 2026, 9:10AM
Samoa’s economic growth slowed sharply to an estimated 0.4 per cent during the 2025/26 financial year, down from 4.2 per cent the previous year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Samoa’s commerce sector recorded a $50 million decline in economic activity and was the largest contributor to the country’s…
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