Cuba vs Samoa: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Cuba
0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Samoa
0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cuba rank
195th
Samoa rank
193rd

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

  • Cuba
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cuba, a difference of 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 195th and Samoa ranks 193rd of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2106 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1085 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1021 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cuba
1980s 0.2513 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1282 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1231 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cuba
1990s 0.0775 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0494 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP Cuba
2000s 0.0574 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1876 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1302 current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2010s 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0725 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2020s 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Cuba or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cuba as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Cuba and Samoa?
0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Samoa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cuba and Samoa rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Cuba ranks 195th and Samoa ranks 193rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.