Marshall Islands vs Samoa: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Marshall Islands
0.3604 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Samoa
0.3626 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
89th
Samoa rank
87th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Marshall Islands
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.3626 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3604 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Samoa ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 89th and Samoa ranks 87th of 203 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5427 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5908 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0481 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.6378 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5352 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 0.6013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4686 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 0.6103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4424 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1679 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 0.3474 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4199 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0725 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$), per unit of gdp, Marshall Islands or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.3626 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3604 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Marshall Islands and Samoa?
- 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Samoa?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Samoa rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Marshall Islands ranks 89th and Samoa ranks 87th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.