American Samoa Tourism Receipts

American Samoa’s tourism receipts remained static at US$22,000,000.00 in both 2016 and 2017, representing the territory’s all‑time peak and trough in the two‑year series and placing it 158th globally in 2017. The lack of variation suggests that visitor spending has neither expanded nor contracted, reflecting the limited scale of the islands’ tourism infrastructure and the modest share of international arrivals it attracts. By contrast, nearby Pacific peers such as the Marshall Islands generated US$18,100,000.38 and Mauritania recorded US$24,000,000.00 in the same period, indicating a slightly broader range of earnings among comparable small economies. The flat trajectory may be tied to the territory’s geographic isolation, limited flight connectivity, and reliance on a narrow set of source markets, which together constrain growth potential. Future changes in airline routes, targeted marketing of niche ecotourism experiences, or investment in hospitality capacity could alter this stagnant pattern and stimulate a modest upward trend in tourism receipts.