New Caledonia vs Samoa: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

New Caledonia
0.5%
in 2023
Samoa
0.2%
in 2023
New Caledonia rank
205th
Samoa rank
206th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time

  • New Caledonia
  • Samoa
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How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 0.5% against 0.2% in Samoa, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes New Caledonia's figure about 3.2 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1964 it was New Caledonia ahead.

New Caledonia ranks 205th and Samoa ranks 206th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Caledonia averaged higher in 5 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Caledonia Samoa Difference Ahead
1960s 2.0% 5.2% 3.2% Samoa
1970s 3.3% 2.3% 0.9% New Caledonia
1980s 1.9% 0.2% 1.7% New Caledonia
1990s 1.2% 1.3% 0.0% Samoa
2000s 0.8% 0.4% 0.5% New Caledonia
2010s 1.1% 0.4% 0.7% New Caledonia
2020s 0.6% 0.2% 0.4% New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, New Caledonia or Samoa?
New Caledonia, at 0.5% against 0.2% in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between New Caledonia and Samoa?
0.3%, with New Caledonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Samoa?
57 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do New Caledonia and Samoa rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
New Caledonia ranks 205th and Samoa ranks 206th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,303 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.