American Samoa vs Low income: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

American Samoa
0.4397 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Low income
0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
American Samoa rank
36th
Low income rank
39th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • American Samoa
  • Low income
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How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 0.4397 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.2737 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 2.6 times Low income's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, American Samoa has been ahead every year.

American Samoa ranks 36th and Low income ranks 39th of 203 countries.

American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Low income Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7635 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1698 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5937 current US$ per US$ of GDP American Samoa
2010s 0.5816 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1354 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4462 current US$ per US$ of GDP American Samoa
2020s 0.4752 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1307 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3445 current US$ per US$ of GDP American Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, American Samoa or Low income?
American Samoa, at 0.4397 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2022.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between American Samoa and Low income?
0.2737 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Low income?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do American Samoa and Low income rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
American Samoa ranks 36th and Low income ranks 39th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (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
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (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.