Benin vs Samoa: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Benin
0.0782 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Samoa
0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Benin rank
122nd
Samoa rank
121st
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Benin
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0782 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin, a difference of 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 122nd and Samoa ranks 121st of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0804 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.0821 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0973 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.0797 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1701 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0903 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0495 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0545 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.0586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0503 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Benin or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0782 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Benin and Samoa?
- 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Samoa?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Samoa rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Benin ranks 122nd and Samoa ranks 121st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.