Faroe Islands vs Samoa: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Faroe Islands
0.3689 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa
0.3626 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
85th
Samoa rank
87th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Samoa
0.20.40.60.8196519952025

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 0.3689 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3626 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 85th and Samoa ranks 87th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4426 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3668 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0758 current US$ per US$ of GDP Faroe Islands
1980s 0.4955 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5002 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
1990s 0.3532 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5352 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.182 current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2000s 0.4159 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4686 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0526 current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2010s 0.381 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4424 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0614 current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2020s 0.4085 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4314 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0229 current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Faroe Islands or Samoa?
Faroe Islands, at 0.3689 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3626 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Faroe Islands and Samoa?
0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Samoa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Faroe Islands and Samoa rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Faroe Islands ranks 85th and Samoa ranks 87th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 (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
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.