Laos vs Samoa: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total)
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total) over time
- Laos
- Samoa
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Samoa ahead.
Laos ranks 145th and Samoa ranks 145th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | -0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Samoa |
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual, Laos or Samoa?
- Laos, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual between Laos and Samoa?
- 0.0%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Samoa?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Samoa rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Laos ranks 145th and Samoa ranks 145th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.