Samoa: Asian Development Bank Member Fact Sheet 2018 Updated

Abstract

Samoa is making strong progress toward achieving its key development priorities. Poverty has fallen in urban centers, child mortality has been reduced, and greater emphasis has been placed on environmental sustainability. Primary school education is now almost universal, while gender disparity in both primary and secondary education has been eliminated. Support for Samoa’s national budget is provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank, the governments of Australia and New Zealand, and the European Union. This support has helped improve the lives of the country’s poor, make progress on public financial management reforms, and implement systems to strengthen climate resilience.