Samoa vs Small states: Merchandise exports to high-income economies

Samoa
95.0%
in 2023
Small states
71.5%
in 2023
Samoa rank
6th
Small states rank
9th

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • Samoa
  • Small states
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 95.0% against 71.5% in Small states, a difference of 23.5%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 6th and Small states ranks 9th of 206 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Small states Difference Ahead
1960s 98.6% 92.2% 6.4% Samoa
1970s 97.8% 92.2% 5.6% Samoa
1980s 98.6% 91.2% 7.4% Samoa
1990s 97.2% 87.6% 9.5% Samoa
2000s 99.1% 82.1% 17.0% Samoa
2010s 96.0% 73.3% 22.7% Samoa
2020s 96.9% 71.5% 25.5% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Samoa or Small states?
Samoa, at 95.0% against 71.5% in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Samoa and Small states?
23.5%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Small states?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Small states rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
Samoa ranks 6th and Small states ranks 9th of 206 countries.
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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Indicator
Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,486 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.