Samoa vs South Africa: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Samoa
2,129 current US$ per person
in 2025
South Africa
1,978 current US$ per person
in 2025
Samoa rank
123rd
South Africa rank
125th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Samoa
- South Africa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2,129 current US$ per person against 1,978 current US$ per person in South Africa, a difference of 151 current US$ per person.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Samoa ranks 123rd and South Africa ranks 125th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.84 current US$ per person | 116.54 current US$ per person | 50.7 current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 211.95 current US$ per person | 247.4 current US$ per person | 35.45 current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 345.6 current US$ per person | 499.52 current US$ per person | 153.93 current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 559.76 current US$ per person | 564.2 current US$ per person | 4.44 current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1,085 current US$ per person | 1,175 current US$ per person | 89.61 current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1,784 current US$ per person | 2,002 current US$ per person | 218.53 current US$ per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1,970 current US$ per person | 1,900 current US$ per person | 70.06 current US$ per person | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Samoa or South Africa?
- Samoa, at 2,129 current US$ per person against 1,978 current US$ per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Samoa and South Africa?
- 151 current US$ per person, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 123rd and South Africa ranks 125th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (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.