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

Mauritania
0.4506 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Samoa
0.4423 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Mauritania rank
60th
Samoa rank
61st

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

  • Mauritania
  • Samoa
00.511.5196219922023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.4506 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4423 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Samoa ahead.

Mauritania ranks 60th and Samoa ranks 61st of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1538 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2812 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1274 current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
1980s 0.2048 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4292 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2244 current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
1990s 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6115 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3558 current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2000s 0.2459 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6051 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3592 current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2010s 0.4515 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4303 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritania
2020s 0.434 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4274 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Mauritania or Samoa?
Mauritania, at 0.4506 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4423 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Mauritania and Samoa?
0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Samoa?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Samoa rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Mauritania ranks 60th and Samoa ranks 61st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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 imports by the reporting economy (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
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.