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

Peru
1,893 current US$ per person
in 2023
Samoa
2,133 current US$ per person
in 2023
Peru rank
119th
Samoa rank
117th

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

  • Peru
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 2,133 current US$ per person against 1,893 current US$ per person in Peru, a difference of 240 current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Samoa ahead.

Peru ranks 119th and Samoa ranks 117th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 54.88 current US$ per person 64.82 current US$ per person 9.93 current US$ per person Samoa
1970s 85.8 current US$ per person 207.32 current US$ per person 121.52 current US$ per person Samoa
1980s 120.45 current US$ per person 301.22 current US$ per person 180.77 current US$ per person Samoa
1990s 248.32 current US$ per person 682.43 current US$ per person 434.11 current US$ per person Samoa
2000s 508.77 current US$ per person 1,374 current US$ per person 865.41 current US$ per person Samoa
2010s 1,368 current US$ per person 1,734 current US$ per person 366.1 current US$ per person Samoa
2020s 1,790 current US$ per person 1,828 current US$ per person 37.66 current US$ per person Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Peru or Samoa?
Samoa, at 2,133 current US$ per person against 1,893 current US$ per person in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Peru and Samoa?
240 current US$ per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Samoa?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Peru and Samoa rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Peru ranks 119th and Samoa ranks 117th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.