Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
-14.77 % change on previous year
in 2024
Samoa
-14.72 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
187th
Samoa rank
186th
Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports -14.72 % change on previous year against -14.77 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Samoa ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 187th and Samoa ranks 186th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.1 % change on previous year | 39.56 % change on previous year | 24.47 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1980s | 7.01 % change on previous year | 5.18 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 8.13 % change on previous year | 5.87 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 14.22 % change on previous year | 10.86 % change on previous year | 3.36 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.82 % change on previous year | 5.96 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2020s | 4.57 % change on previous year | 4.77 % change on previous year | 0.195 % change on previous year | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Samoa, at -14.72 % change on previous year against -14.77 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 0.05 % change on previous year, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 187th and Samoa ranks 186th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Commercial service imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.