Kiribati vs Samoa: Commercial service imports
Commercial service imports over time
- Kiribati
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 102.13 million current US$ against 88.92 million current US$ in Kiribati, a difference of 13.21 million current US$.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Samoa ahead.
Kiribati ranks 190th and Samoa ranks 189th of 198 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.97 million current US$ | 9.89 million current US$ | 3.92 million current US$ | Samoa |
| 1980s | 10.63 million current US$ | 11.23 million current US$ | 600,846 current US$ | Samoa |
| 1990s | 16.09 million current US$ | 30.83 million current US$ | 14.74 million current US$ | Samoa |
| 2000s | 35.05 million current US$ | 63.13 million current US$ | 28.09 million current US$ | Samoa |
| 2010s | 59.60 million current US$ | 88.54 million current US$ | 28.94 million current US$ | Samoa |
| 2020s | 63.21 million current US$ | 103.80 million current US$ | 40.59 million current US$ | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commercial service imports, Kiribati or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 102.13 million current US$ against 88.92 million current US$ in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in commercial service imports between Kiribati and Samoa?
- 13.21 million current US$, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for commercial service imports?
- Kiribati ranks 190th and Samoa ranks 189th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Commercial service imports (current US$). 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 are total service imports minus imports of government services not included elsewhere. Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.