Samoa vs Tonga: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita
Samoa
109.44 current US$ per person
in 2025
Tonga
125.31 current US$ per person
in 2025
Samoa rank
188th
Tonga rank
186th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time
- Samoa
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 125.31 current US$ per person against 109.44 current US$ per person in Samoa, a difference of 15.87 current US$ per person.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 188th and Tonga ranks 186th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.16 current US$ per person | 43.99 current US$ per person | 4.17 current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 1970s | 60.99 current US$ per person | 52.87 current US$ per person | 8.12 current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 1980s | 87.53 current US$ per person | 72.24 current US$ per person | 15.28 current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 1990s | 56.95 current US$ per person | 119.54 current US$ per person | 62.59 current US$ per person | Tonga |
| 2000s | 395.66 current US$ per person | 103.73 current US$ per person | 291.92 current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 2010s | 289.3 current US$ per person | 155.19 current US$ per person | 134.11 current US$ per person | Samoa |
| 2020s | 168.42 current US$ per person | 120.77 current US$ per person | 47.65 current US$ per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Samoa or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 125.31 current US$ per person against 109.44 current US$ per person in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Samoa and Tonga?
- 15.87 current US$ per person, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 188th and Tonga ranks 186th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.