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$), per unit of GDP over time
- Faroe Islands
- Samoa
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 0.3689 current US$ 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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About this data
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.