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$), per unit of GDP over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.0793 current US$ 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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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.