Samoa vs Switzerland: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Samoa
75.2%
in 2023
Switzerland
76.3%
in 2023
Samoa rank
52nd
Switzerland rank
49th
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Samoa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 76.3% against 75.2% in Samoa, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Switzerland ahead.
Samoa ranks 52nd and Switzerland ranks 49th of 206 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.7% | 92.5% | 2.8% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 91.9% | 92.9% | 1.1% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 90.7% | 94.2% | 3.5% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 86.7% | 94.6% | 7.9% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 92.4% | 8.8% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 83.1% | 5.3% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 77.5% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Samoa or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 76.3% against 75.2% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Samoa and Switzerland?
- 1.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Switzerland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Samoa ranks 52nd and Switzerland ranks 49th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.