Caribbean Small States vs Samoa: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 95.0% against 80.0% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 15.0%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Caribbean Small States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.
Caribbean Small States ranks 5th and Samoa ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.8% | 98.6% | 1.8% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 94.2% | 97.8% | 3.6% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 93.4% | 98.6% | 5.2% | Samoa |
| 1990s | 82.9% | 97.2% | 14.2% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 99.1% | 20.2% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 96.0% | 24.1% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 96.9% | 20.9% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Caribbean Small States or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 95.0% against 80.0% in Caribbean Small States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Caribbean Small States and Samoa?
- 15.0%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Samoa?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Samoa rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 5th and Samoa ranks 6th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.