Panama vs Samoa: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Panama
2,325 current US$ per person
in 2023
Samoa
2,133 current US$ per person
in 2023
Panama rank
114th
Samoa rank
117th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Panama
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 2,325 current US$ per person against 2,133 current US$ per person in Samoa, a difference of 192 current US$ per person.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 114th and Samoa ranks 117th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 6 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 152.49 current US$ per person 64.82 current US$ per person 87.67 current US$ per person Panama
1970s 365.88 current US$ per person 207.32 current US$ per person 158.56 current US$ per person Panama
1980s 531.59 current US$ per person 301.22 current US$ per person 230.36 current US$ per person Panama
1990s 760.26 current US$ per person 682.43 current US$ per person 77.83 current US$ per person Panama
2000s 1,115 current US$ per person 1,374 current US$ per person 259.33 current US$ per person Samoa
2010s 2,300 current US$ per person 1,734 current US$ per person 566.27 current US$ per person Panama
2020s 2,185 current US$ per person 1,828 current US$ per person 357.1 current US$ per person Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Panama or Samoa?
Panama, at 2,325 current US$ per person against 2,133 current US$ per person in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Panama and Samoa?
192 current US$ per person, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Samoa?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Panama and Samoa rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Panama ranks 114th and Samoa ranks 117th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.