French Polynesia vs Samoa: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

French Polynesia
0.3623 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa
0.3626 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
French Polynesia rank
88th
Samoa rank
87th

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

  • French Polynesia
  • Samoa
0.20.40.60.8196519952025

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.3626 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3623 current US$ per US$ of GDP in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 88th and Samoa ranks 87th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.451 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3668 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0843 current US$ per US$ of GDP French Polynesia
1980s 0.3708 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5002 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1294 current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
1990s 0.2493 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5352 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2858 current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2000s 0.2912 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4686 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1774 current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2010s 0.3009 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4424 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1415 current US$ per US$ of GDP Samoa
2020s 0.353 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4314 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0783 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$), per unit of gdp, French Polynesia or Samoa?
Samoa, at 0.3626 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3623 current US$ per US$ of GDP in French Polynesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between French Polynesia and Samoa?
0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Samoa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do French Polynesia and Samoa rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
French Polynesia ranks 88th and Samoa ranks 87th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.