Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Papua New Guinea
0.0778 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa
0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
123rd
Samoa rank
121st

Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
0.10.20.3197620002025

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0778 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd and Samoa ranks 121st of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0968 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.065 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.1186 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0973 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.159 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1701 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2000s 0.1922 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1094 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0828 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.1232 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1101 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0806 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1075 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0269 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$), per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0778 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd and Samoa ranks 121st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), 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.