Panama vs Samoa: Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Panama
-3.46 % change on previous year
in 2025
Samoa
-4.69 % change on previous year
in 2025
Panama rank
189th
Samoa rank
191st
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Panama
- Samoa
How they compare
Panama currently reports -3.46 % change on previous year against -4.69 % change on previous year in Samoa, a difference of 1.23 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 189th and Samoa ranks 191st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.59 % change on previous year | 4.8 % change on previous year | 5.79 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 1970s | 16.15 % change on previous year | 24.09 % change on previous year | 7.94 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.2498 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | 0.9545 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1990s | 14.34 % change on previous year | 5.18 % change on previous year | 9.16 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2000s | 21.37 % change on previous year | 8.52 % change on previous year | 12.84 % change on previous year | Panama |
| 2010s | 5.37 % change on previous year | 5.9 % change on previous year | 0.5278 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2020s | 6.99 % change on previous year | 3.98 % change on previous year | 3.01 % change on previous year | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Panama or Samoa?
- Panama, at -3.46 % change on previous year against -4.69 % change on previous year in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Panama and Samoa?
- 1.23 % change on previous year, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Samoa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Samoa rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Panama ranks 189th and Samoa ranks 191st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.