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
00.10.20.3197419992025

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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Indicator
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,662 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.